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| "A" Ah.....Substitute for "I" Allyuh.....All of you people. A group Ax.....Ask. To ask a question Aye-yah-yie.....An expression of anticipation or pain,etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "B" Bacchanal.....Scandal, heavy quarreling, big party,confusion Back chat.....Insolent response, especially from a child to an adult Bad eye(cut-eye).....A look of anger, especially when looking from the corner of the eye Ba-John.....A bully or a really tough customer Bamsee.....The rear end, what you sit on Bam-se Lambe.....Rather attractive bamsee Bol'face.....A pushy person, unreasonably demanding Broughtupsy.....Showing that a person was properly brought up decorum Buh wait nah.....But wait a minute, now hold on/it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "C" Callaloo.....A thick soup made from dasheen leaves, ochroes, coconut milk, seasoned to taste, invariably includes crab Calypso.....A musical and lyrical comment on any subject, usually composed for, but not limited to, the Carnival season Calypsonian.....One who sings calypsoes Cheups(Steups).....A noise made by sucking your teeth Chinkee.....Very tiny portions of anything Chupid.....Stupid Chupidee.....A foolish person Coki-eye.....Cross-eyed Commesse.....Confusion associated with arguments, gossip and slander Cuff.....Hitting someone or something with a cleched fist Cyah.....Can't -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "D" Da is you?.....Is that you? Dan-dan.....Any sharp looking outfit Dat good for yuh.....Serves you right Dat.....That Doh.....Don't Dotish.....Silly, stupid, foolish and dumb Dougla.....Mixture of East Indians and African parentage Dress rong.....Move over, I want to sit Drevait(dree-vay).....Wayward person who likes to "knock about" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "E" Eh.....What did you say? Eh-eh.....No, no way, oh no Eh-heh.....Oh really? I understand. Yes En'less.....Plenty, endless Ent?.....Is that not so? That's true, isn't it? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "F" FAL (Fight ah Lime),....To badly wanna be in somethin',.. belonging,..lil door mat Fall out.....To stop speaking with someone or to terminate a friendship Faddah.....Father Fed up.....The state of being bored Fete.....A party, loud music, lots to eat and drink, dancing to wee hours of the morning Flim.....Film Founkie(foong-key).....Foul-smelling, stink odour Fuh true/troot?.....Yes that is true. Is that really so? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "G" Goin'orf.....Someone who appears to be going out of their mind,acting strangely Gun talk.....Fighting words, to threaten verbally Gyul.....Girl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "H" Harden.....Disobedient Hototo(hotoetoe).....A very large amount of anything Hoytee-toytee.....Haughty, proud, conceited, stuck-up -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I" I eh payin' tax fuh mih mout'.....I could say anything I want In ting.....To be involved in current activity Is so?.....Is that so? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "J" Jeez-an-ages.....Used for any reason where an outburst is appropriate Jook.....To stab at anything Jumbie.....Spirit, ghost Jumbie (verb)... to harass,to annoy,to irritate (doh jumbie meh nah man!) Jus'now.....In a little while Jus'so?.....Just like that? Jus'so.....Out of the blue, totally unexpected -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "K" Ketch.....Catch Klim.....Any brand of powdered milk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "L" Lef dat.....Leave that Leh.....Let, let's Leh go.....Let go Leh we.....Let us Lick dong.....To accidentally hit someone or something Licks.....A beating, physical punishment Like t'ing.....To be somewhat mischievous Lil'bit.....In small meaningless portions Liming.....(noun) A wildcard word for any social event (cinema lime, pub lime, party lime etc) - (verb) the art of enjoying oneself - whether alone or with company Long eye.....A person who is envious of the possessions of others Look nuh!.....An expression of annoyance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "M" Maco.....A person who minds other people's business for the purpose of gossip. Macocious.....A person having the trait of a maco Maga.....Very thin, skinny Mamaguy.....To make fun of, to ridicule Mama Yo!.....Expression denoting shock and surprise Matter Fix.....Everything is well organized Mih han' slip.....An expression used when too much of an ingredient is used Mooma.....Mother Mout'er.....A boaster Much up.....To pamper, to butter up -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "N" Nah.....No Nastiness.....An expression of disgust applied to a good-for-nothing person Never see come see.....Someone who has recently been exposed to something new and who overdoes it to ridiculous proportions Ning ning.....Tired eyes Now fuh now.....Instantly Nowherian.....A person who does not have any fixed place of abode -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "O" Obzokee.....Awkward in appearance, anything bent or twisted out of shape Oh geed!.....An expression used when an offensive smell arises OH gosh!- Oh gorm man!- Oh shimps man!-.....These are all expressions denoting shock, surprise,indignation and admiration Ol' talk.....Idle chatter, social chit-chat One set ah.....A lot of anything Own-way.....Stubborn person -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "P" Pallet.....Frozen lolly Papa yo!.....Exclamation of surprise Pelau or 'Lau !!...... one-pot mixture of rice,meat and pigeon peas Pesh.....Money Pissin' tail.....A person of no class or importance Planasse.....To hit someone continuously with the flat part of a cutlass Playin' social.....Someone who pretends to be of a higher social strata than they are Pong.....Pound Po-po.....Very small child, baby Pressure!!.....Preshah!! Intense circumstances, rough times. Prim-prim.....Disgustingly proper and formal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Q" Quenk.....An irritating person Qualey.....Withered, dried up -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "R" Raff.....To grab suddenly Ragadang.....Broken down Ram-cram.....Packed to capacity Rumfle.....Ruffled or wrinkled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "S" Saga boy/girl.....Flashy dresser, dandy Shades.....Sunglasses Shif' yuh carcass.....Move over, get going Shub.....Shove, move or cast aside Skinnin' yuh teet'.....Grinning Skin up yuh nose.....To turn up one's nose at anything Sometimeish.....Moody Steups.....To suck one's teeth in annoyance Strims.....Shrimps Sweetie.....Any confectionary Swell up yuh face.....To look angry, to pout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "T" Tabanca.....The forlorn feeling one gets when a relationship is over Tanty.....Aunt Tight.....Intoxicated, drunk, stoned T'ing.....Thing To besides.....Besides which Too-tool-bay.....A confused state,in a daze, also head over heels in love Tot tots.....Female breasts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "U" Umpteen.....Plenty of anything -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "V" Vampin'.....An offensive smell Vaps.....To suddenly behave excitedly or in a strange manner Vex.....Angry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "W" Wajang.....A roudy, uncouth person Warap.....A very weak mixture Well yes!.....An expression of disbelief Whappen?.....What's the matter with you? Wha-happenin' dey?.....What's happening Whey.....Where Whey yuh say?.....What did you say Wining.....The gyration of the body to music -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Y" Yampee.....Mucus, found in the corner of the eye You an' all?.....You too? You so.....People like you Yuh faddah head.....an expression of annoyance Yuh faddah is a glassmaker?.....You are blocking my view. Yuh look fuh dat.....It's your own fault Yuh makin' joke!.....You can't be serious! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Z" Zug-up.....A rough and uneven cutting of anything |
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