Nah aks Chrise * Used to emphasise confidence in what one has just said (I'm not asking Christ, I already know).Militantly * Taking action and not backing down.Mi haffi deh deh pon mi eyelash * I'll be there no matter what.Memba mi tell yu * Listen up, take note.Loud up di ting * Expose someone's business.Liff up * Get outta here! (similar to Gwope).KMT * Kiss mi teeth (used in texting), expresses annoyance.Heng up * Stop talking, be quiet (literally, "Hang up").Gyalis * A guy who loves women/has many women.Gwope (see Come Gwope) * Get outta here! Stop talking foolishness!.Good-good * Vagina (polite way of saying poom-poom).Goodaz/Goodie/Goodz * Hot, sexy woman or girl.Genna/Mi Genna/Mi G * Used to address a friend.Flassing * Spending big - buying drinks by the flask etc.Just add " gad" to the body part to indicate large size) Farrid gad * Used to describe someone with a big forehead ( Nose gad - someone with a big nose.Drop out * Die (Mi pops drop out - my father died).DWL * Dead with laugh (used in texting), similar to LOL.Deh pon a endz * Gone out (usually somewhere fun).Dat shot * That's fantastic (used to describe something fabulous).Daadie * A term of address, used usually by males talking to each other (see "Paadie" below).Come Gwope * Get outta here! Stop talking foolishness!.Brogad * Brother/also used as a reference to Prime Minister Andrew Holness.Big tings * Good things/Monetary success.Big man ting * Grown up business/Honestly.Beat dem bad * Surpass, be better than anyone or anything else.Bait up * Set someone up for a downfall/ Cause disappointment or embarrassment.A yasso nice! * Expression used when one is having a good time.A weak * Equivalent to ROFL (literally "I'm weak" with laughter).A so di ting set * That's the way it is, that's the situation.A who you man? * What are you up to? (literally means "who are you really?").A mi fi tell yu! * That's right - used to show agreement with something you've been told. A dat wid you * That's how you are - used to comment on someone's (bad) habits.Out of style long ago, and were now reappearing, fresh and revived.Īnyhow, here is a taste of Jamaican Slang, as compiled and explained by a very willing group of teenagers from St.Elizabeth, with additions by contacts in Kingston and all over. What especially fascinated me was that some of the phrases on the list of slang words had gone Their meanings! I used to think I was cool. So they gave me with a list, half of which I had to ask them to translate, or use in a sentence so I could understand
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