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Jamaican patois - A -
- A -a: to be, am. a-doors: outside. aan: on aaty: hearty abeng: a Horn instruments which Maroons made from a cow horn to warn them of attacts. Accompong: One of the Maroon towns in Jamica. Actoba: October. agany: agony. a-go: I am going, to go. ah good: Serve you just right. ahoa/aoah: An exclamation similar to Oooh or Aaaah. aldoah: although. all fruits ripe: an expression which means "everything is going well". alla wi: all of us. alms ouse: nonsense. an: and anda: under anaodda/anedda: another anancy/anansi: The name of the main character of the Jamaican folklore st
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Jamaican patois - B -
- B -baas: boss, somtimes used like the North American slang "bro" or "Cheif" babylon: police, any establishment back-aff: back off, take off backa: behind backative: backing, support, buy in bak chat: back talk backside: cure term backways: backwards badda: bother, extremly bad person badmine: jealous or having gudge bafan: clumsy, awkward bait: someone who trash talks and never delivers bakra: overseer, superior, from the slavery term "back raw" from being whipped by the slavemaster baldhead: anybody without dreadlocks, accepting the esablishment bandooloo: dishonest or dishone
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Jamaican patois - C -
- C -cerfitikat : certificate chaka chaka : very bad quality, disorganized, a big mess , poor quality chimey : a metal chamberpot cho : a term used to express disgust or regret chobble: trouble chups : small kiss or what some may refer to as a peck cyan : cannot coohya : look here, see this now, a term used when some is suprise. clath : diaper, in some case it is used as a strong expletive in combination with other words controwl: ownership, be in control craven: greedy criss or crissas: brand new, never used before crosses: problems, causing trials crewtial: cructial, very serious or im
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Jamaican patois - D -
- D -dally : bobing and weaving from side to side on a bike or bicycle darkers : sunglasses dat: that dat deh: that thing/person dawg: dog dawta: daughter, used by many men to refer to a woman de : the ded lef : an inheritance dege dege : absolutely (used to emphasize) deh, deh deh: there dehso: there, at that spot. Used to refer to a specific spot deya: here (me dehya = I'm around) dem : them dem deh : those dibby dibby : bad quality dis : this diss : disrespect dogheart :coldhearted, no feelings dont :is it not? dressback : reverse ducunu : a sweet Jamaican cornmeal sweet dumpling dun : do
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Jamaican patois - E -
- E -e : it ear : hear ear-sey: a rumor, hearsay ends : destination, home (pon de ends = at home) evah : ever expek: expect easy nuh: chill out een: im eeh: slang similar to asying yes or agreeing with someone ello: Hello everyweh: everywhere
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Jamaican patois - F -
- F - fa: for (a wha yuh tek dis fa? = what do you believe this is?) fayva : favour, similart to, close resemblance fe real: that's a fact, used when agreeing with someoone facety: used to describe someone being feisty or fresh fadda : father fambly: family fas : nosey, fast, used to describe an inquisitive peson feel nuh way : don't feel anyway, no worries fenke fenke : puny, frail, weak fenney : feel pain fi : to, for fi dem : their figet : forget fiyah : fire flayva : flavour flex: move or move with flim : film, any type of movie flowas: flowers fren : friend fresh : bath
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Jamaican patois - G -
- G - ganja : marijuana gal : girl galang : go on gaan : gone gimmi : give me ginnygog : an influential person. This term is used sarcastically to describe someone. ginnal: some one who is untrustworthy godeh : good job, go there gorgon : the best of the best gravelicious : being greedy groung : ground, a to cultivated piece of farm land gwan : go on gwey : go away guzoo : witchcraft or obeah
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Jamaican patois - H -
- H -hab : have hackle :to constantly hassle or bother haffi : have to higgle : the act of haggling him : he, her hitey titey: very snobbish hole: hold hole yuh cahna: keep your position, retreat to your own turf. Used as an insult to put some one in their place hot: pain, hurt, used as a turn to describe being hurt or feeling pain hush: used as an expression of regret or to console someone
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Jamaican patois - I -
- I -inna: into, in irie: nice, right, cool ital: natural, organic Im: him, her
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Jamaican patois - J -
- J -Jah: God, Jehovah jammin: dancing, having a good time jamdung: Jamaica jancro: vulture that is a scavenger jelly: a young water coconut with soft coconut meat jook: to prod, pierce, stick
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Jamaican patois - L -
- L -labrish : idle chat labba labba : gossip, labba mout : a lose mouth person latta : later lawd : lord lef : left leggo : let go, out of control len : lend letoff: hand out, give liad: liar lick : hit licky licky : fawning likky likky : a greedy person who never passes on food likker: liquer likkle: little likkle mo: see you later
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Jamaican patois - M -
- M -ma'ama man: a man who is effeminate, a man who is consider weak madda: mother macka: thorns marina: sleeveless undershirt mas: master mascat: a mascot, taken for a fool maskitta: mosquito matey: mistress, the "other" woman mawga: meagre, skinny mawning: morning memba: remember mi: my, mine mine: look out for, mind mo: more mon: man montel: a man who is a playboy mo' time: see you later mud up: confusing
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Jamaican patois - O -
- O -obeah: a brand of witchcraft practiced in Jamaica oddah: other ongle: only ooman : woman oonu : you ova : over ow: How
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Jamaican patois - N -
- N -nevah: never nex: next niyabingi: rastafarian gathering nyam: to eat eagarly or greedily nying-i-nying: to nag nuh: not, don't nuh true?: isn't it true? nuhwhey: nowhere nuff : plenty numba : number nuttin:nothing
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Jamaican patois - P -
- P -pat: pot panqoote: low class. Someone who does something unqoote papaa: pawpaw fruit patu : very black peenywally : firefly peer: avaacado picky picky: choosy, fickle, sparse pickney: child pon: on poppyshow: laughable, ridiculous, show off prefa: prefer prento: apprentice, a mentee punany: genitals, female pumpum: genitals, female putto putto: very soft puttus: sweetheart, honey bunch. An affectionate term. pupalick : to somersault pwile: spoil pyaa pyaa: sickly, feeble
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Jamaican patois - Q -
- Q -Quashi : a peasant Quips : a small portion Quing-up : to compress Quattie : of no value, the term is derived from the name that was given to the 1/2 penny that was used in Jamaica during Britsh rule.
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Jamaican patois - R -
- R -ray ray: similar to saying "etc etc" rawda: rather raw: hungry, outspoken, direct ratbat: fruit eating bat ratchet: a switchblade knife rathid: a term used in suprise, similar to Ooh Noo rail up: get excited red yeye: envious,impudent, out of order, arrogant selfconfidence renk: foul smell, raw rispeck due: Respect due, the term is used a special recognition to a person risto: an aristocrat, an upper class person ruff: rough run boat: outdoor cooking with food gathered amongst friends on a short notice
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Jamaican patois - S -
- S -salt: a term used when nothing going right. The term is derived from salt in a wound. samfy: a tricks or a con science: the practice of witchcraft and/or obeah screw: a frown of displeasure, a scowl sey: say shoob: shove (shoob-in = bar, place you need to use your elbows) sidung: sit down simiya: I'm here sinting: something sista: sister skank: to deceive, to cheat skin teeth: smiling slackness: lewd, vulgar behaviour smaddy: somebody smalls: a gift of money or a gratuity skettel: a term used to describe woman who emulate dancehall dress & fashion star: friend stush: snobbish su su: to go
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Jamaican patois - T -
- T -tallawah: impressive tan: stay (a so him tan = that's how he is) tea: any hot drink including coffee, hot chocolate, cerasee and tea tek: take ticky ticky: small fish that is common in many gullies and rivers in Jamaica ting: thing trace: to quarrel trash 'n ready: to look trendy trickify: someone who is a trickster or tries to play smart.
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Jamaican patois - V -
- V -vex : upset, angry vershun: version, the instrumental version of a song
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