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Check out the ABCs of some Trini dialect...

"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 associoated with arguments, gossip and slander
Cuff -Hitting someone or something with a clenched fist
Cyah -Can't

To Jamaicans, asking "what a gwaan?" is the equivalent to asking "what's up?".

Here is some of your favorite slang from Jamdown...

A

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At: (exclamation, abbreviation) 1.hot (weather) 2. sexually appealing
Almshouse: unsavoury behaviour or situation.

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B

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Babylon: (noun) Police.
Baby Dinosour: (noun) a very ugly person
(contributed by Joanna Harper)

Bait: (noun) punk, fool, loser.

Bashy: (adjective) remarkable, wonderful

Bashment: (noun) A highly enjoyable event or remarkable thing.

Battyman: (n.) male homosexual.

Bax, Box: (v.) to slap hard or hit someone.

Bear: A large quantity of any given thing; "That dance had bear vibes!"

Bee, B : (n.) female as described by a male to another male

Blem: (v.) mix up, add to
(n.) usually referring to tobacco or other smokable leaf to add to a marijuana cigarette
(contributed by PPP Kia Ming)

Bills: (n.) one hundred dollar bill
(contributed by PPP Rashida)

Boss: (n.) Person in a respectable position, a respected person

Breddrin: (n.) Friend - usu. masculine

Breed: Used to Describe the act of becoming impregnated or being pregnant. E.g.
"Him breed four gal." "Da gal deh a breed." (contributed by Nathan G. Smith)

Broughtupsy: Mannerisms redeemed from being raised/brought up in a socially acceptable fashion
(contributed by PPP Sunset)

Bun: (n.) the act of cheating/infidelity.
(v.) To give bun: to cheat on; "John's girlfriend must be giving him bun, I always see her wrapped up with Paul."

Bush: (adj.) Dressed up "to a tee", very dressy, wearing fabulous clothes.

Butu: (n.) uncouth, ill-mannered person. Not attributed to income level,
butus can reside in Norbrook as well as Rema, drive Benzes or take the bus.

Bwoy: (n.) boy, young man, immature male.
(exp.) Express longing or grief; yearn; "Bwoy, I'm so tired."

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C

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Cawk: (adj.) "cork", very crowded.
Cat: (n.) cigarette. Said to have derived from the black cat on the back of Craven 'A' packages.

Catty: (n.) female as described by a male to another male

Cha, cho: (or cho) (exclamation) Damn!, Shit! Oh well.

Chi Chi: (n.) unsavoury

Chi Chi Man: (n.) homosexual

Craven: (adj.) greedy

Cyaad: (n.) insulting remark or action. (v.) to insult; "that guy is so annoying, girls nuh stop cyaad him."

Cris or criss: (adj.) cool, great, fine; "Every'ting cris!"

Creb: see butu

Country: 1. rustic 2. unsophisticated or uncivilized person 3. Location(s) in Jamaica other than Kingston.

Cut: to leave, depart

Usain mi dawlin, mi just want yuh fi know dat sake a yuh,
mi marriage almost mash up di odder day,
because a piece of jealousy teck my husband.

Well wah never happen in a year happen in a day
Mi kyaan believe mi eyes
Ever since Usain Bolt win di Olympics 100 metres
Fi mi husband start exercise

Yuh tink a lickle talk mi a talk to him
Bout how him belly a get big
Mi tired fi tell him how him a get waggaty
An start to fayva pig

Mi spend mi money sign him up a gym
Steam vegetable gi him every day
Him suck him teet an say "Man must have guts"
And galang him merry way

But when Usain Bolt win di Olympic 100 metre gold
An mi start fi scream
"Usain Bolt mi love yuh, mi love yuh, mi love yuh
Yuh fulfill mi wildest dream"

Mi run up an dung inna di living room like mi mad
All liddung pon di floor
Mi say "Usain, a long time no man no excite mi so
Mi ago love yuh more and more"

Right now mi have picture of Usain Bolt pon every wall
And one beside mi bed
One pon mi t-shirt, two inna mi purse
And a Usain Bolt inna mi head

Usain Bolt full mi up wid so much pride
Mi doan even waan fi eat
And when mi talk bout how him body look good
Mi husband say mi sound like mi a cheat

Him mout long up and say mi have young bway nature
An a long time mi love mawga man
When mi tell him say Usain Bolt just meck mi feel good
Him say mi a behave like more dan fan

Him bex like bullfrog di odda morning
How mi gi him di breakfast cold
Sake a mi a watch di rerun a Usain a gi dem donkey length
Fi win di 100 metre gold

Dem show di race again when mi a cook di Satiday soup
Mi gi out "What a mawga man can run"
Mi dis hear "it come een like say sake a dis mawga man
Mi an mi Satiday soup a get bun"

Well Usain mi dawlin, dem say who bex lose
So mi say later fi him
But one ting mi know all of a sudden him start eat healty
And find himself a gym

And between mi an yuh Usain, him proud a yuh big time
But mi dear, nuh watch no face
Yuh name write pon mi heart dat Satiday when yuh get di gold
Inna di Olympics 100 metre race

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