Like somene would ask "You Black up today?" In musical shows it has come to be the encore. BOONOONOONOUS: Meaning wonderful. CROCUS BAG: a very large sack made of coarse cloth, like burlap going to do, as in "Me a go tell him" . (14), This term may have emerged in the 80s to express exclamation or surprise. Naturally, there is already an Urban Dictionary definition of BDE, and that's how you know it's a Thing. (7), to stand; usually used in the sense of "to be". (Using the same logic and definitions, what is called "English" is really a "dialect" composed of broken Latin, Greek, French, Angle, Saxon and German). BUGUYAGA: a sloppy, dirty person, like a bum or tramp. Whatever the story behind the name John Crow, it is deeply embedded in Jamaican folk life. (5), from bands; a whole lot, a great deal, nuff, whole heap. (7) : From English dunghill, dutch cooking pot, low round-bottomed heavy pot. (5), JA equivalent to Tylenol, Excedrin, etc. The Reggae Scrapbook - Roger Steffens & Peter Simon, 2007, Dennis 'Jabari' Reynolds - Authentic Jamaican Dictionary, Walt F.J. Goodridge, The Jamaican in China. Inspired by the character played by Jimmy Cliff in the Perry Henzel Jamaican classic movie "The Harder They Come" 1972 (57), reggae music (1) reggae music as it is played today,the latest sound (2), 1. derived from the experience of the common people, natural indigenous, n. offspring of some other race and black, ass in "Chiney-Rial," "coolie-rial"; humorous as in "monkey-rial" (7), "Rub-A-Dub" or "Rub-A-Dub Style" is one the genres created during the passage ACKEE: n. African food tree introduced about 1778. (5). (25), "Wat a liiv an bambaie" Leftovers put aside to eat tomorrow (What is left for by-and by). Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins . "death to all black and white oppressors", name for Rastas referring to Niyabinghi warriors of East Africa (1), no matter, as in "no kya weh im tun", no matter where he turns. Accompong, brother of Cudjo; proud, conceited, ostentatious. Impotent. (4) This characterizes the delusional complacency of the upper classes. (25), " Is the dutty duppy man dweet". The Caribbean Dictionary. (5), verb (cotch up), to support something else, as with a forked stick; to balance something or place it temporarily; to beg someone a cotch, can be a place on a crowded bus seat or bench; or it may mean to cotch a while, to stay somewhere temporarily. From Twi fene-to vomit; Fante fena-to be troubled; Lumba feno-to faint (7). Crude, black, ignorant, boorish person. A person, usually a hipster, who claims to live a Rastafarian lifestyle, but in reality doesn't at all, whatsoever. (10), a man's undershirt, guernsey; a tank-top style. From Twiankye or Kru akee (7), adj. (4), adj. google_color_text = "000000"; See more. Fya is based on the pronunciation of the word fire in varieties of Black English. (5), bandit, criminal, one living by guile (1) a BANDULU BIZNESS is a racket, a swindle. BWOY: Boy This Trinidad Dictionary of slang words and phrases is the largest of its kind online and growing. "Dam Sanfi Bitch". Found inside – Page 209130, 1951 blindza noun money BARBADOS, 1984 • — Thomas H. Slone, Rasta is Cuss:, p. 28, 2003 bling noun a vulgar or ludicrously ostentatious display of wealth US • Leave the bling and attitude at home. Abstract Rude's on the microphone. Meaning did you smoke today? A rasta or rastafarian is someone who follows the religion of Rastafarianism. Many words or phrases supposedly contained in a language are in reality used by so few people that they are really not worth knowing any "meaning" of. When a Jamaican calls you salt it means that youre very unlucky. Assassin of Youth - marijuana (from 1930's film of same name) B - amount of marijuana to fill a matchbox. A Jamaican term made from the combination of "man" and "dem" — which means "them" in Jamaican patois. I'm 100% sure of this. Now freed from its class origin; a respectful form of address to an older man. (5). (5), n. place where pocomania rites are held, healing is done, spells cast or lifted (7), white slavemaster, or member of the ruling class in colonial days. (5), ears-hard, thick skulled, stubborn, unwilling or unable to hear. (5), a comon sugar and flour cookie or small round cake, sold everywhere in Jamaica. Its used as a form of acknowledgment to show agreement with what is being said. spells cast or lifted (5), v. to feel physical distress, pain. It's a blunt way of warning someone off temptation. It is never used It is never used for Chinese Jamaicans. can be a place on a crowded bus seat or bench; or it may mean to cotch You have to be in the cold. What's up. CRAB: aside from it's usual meaning, it is a verb meaning to scratch (5) also used in a sexual context (29) 5. (29), "A so im tan" (that is what he is like) "tan deh!" KMT * Kiss mi teeth (used in texting), expresses annoyance. It's like you're makin' dumplin and you have enough water but not enough flour. a positive term that encourages people, there is no stopping you. BRAATA: a little extra; like the 13th cookie in a baker's dozen; or The Jamaican language is largely a derivative of Spanish, English and African influences on the country through its colonial history. Liner Notes - Blood & Fire release: Jah Stitch: Clinton Fearon - Original member of the Gladiators/. The connection between higglers and dancehall culture is crucial as they form one of the strongest international links between JA, North America, and the Caribbean. Jamaicans use it to describe skin conditions that display bumps, warts or a scaly appearance. CRIS: crisp; popularly used for anything brand-new, slick-looking. From the Twi name for the supreme deity (7), n. African food tree introduced about 1778. (5), A popular type of rhythm pattern used on countless reggae records (46), a parting phrase, expression of unity (1), adjective, one by one, thus any small amount. a person who is especially cold and cruel (6), used to describe a popular dessert cooked in banana leaves. (44), After the cane is cut, everything is taken away except the brown root, which is basically useless. BISSY: cola nut. "All of them are my family" (25), " Yuh too fass and Facety". (Deliver that which you promised, don't just talk about it!) (22), "The higher the monkey climbs the more him expose".