Roti
A Caribbean flatbread wrapped around curried meat, chickpeas or vegetables — a GTA staple order, especially in Scarborough.
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How it's used
This one's tied to Toronto's culture at large — sports, food or music that's become part of the city's identity.
“Say less, we're getting roti after this.”
Where it comes from
Origin: Caribbean-Canadian food culture. Like a lot of GTA slang, its exact origin is debated even among people who use it every day — see our full history of Toronto slang for the bigger picture on how this vocabulary formed.
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.
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