Jane and Finch

The intersection and surrounding neighbourhood in northwest Toronto, shaped heavily by Jamaican, Somali and other Caribbean/African communities. Along with Scarborough and Rexdale, it's one of the corridors most credited with shaping modern Toronto slang.

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How it's used

Words like this are about place — the specific streets, boundaries and nicknames that tell you exactly which part of the GTA someone means.

“That word's been around since Jane and Finch, way before it went viral.”

Where it comes from

Origin: Neighbourhood, cultural touchstone for GTA slang. It's geography slang — shorthand locals use instead of the official name. More GTA geography terms are in the Geography & Identity category, or see how it maps onto real places in Toronto Slang By Neighbourhood.

Sources

This entry was compiled through general research into Toronto/GTA slang rather than one single citable source — see the full bibliography in SOURCES.md and the wider context in our history of Toronto slang.

Related words

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