A

A-ay......Expression denoting surprise, indignation. Ah......Substitute for "I" All Now So......At About this same time. 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 Bamsee......lambe.....Rather attractive bamsee Batimamselle......A Dragonfly Bawl Like a Cow / Bawl like 20 Tarzan......To cry excessively Bazodee...... Dizzy or totally confused. In a state of shock Disorientation. Blocko......A party held in the street where both ends of the street are blocked off for paid entry Blood eh take to...... instantly dislike or distrust someone. Bol'face......A pushy person, unreasonably demanding Boy......Added to the end of any sentence for empahsis Breads......Slang for friend, brother (bro) Break Biche......To play hooky from school Broughtupsy.....Showing that a person was properly brought up decorum Buh wait nah.....But wait a minute, now hold on/it Buh wha de jail is dis An expression denoting annoyance, surprise, incredulity Buh How Expression of agreement. Buss up shirt Paratha, shredded roti

C

Callaloo.....A thick soup made from dasheen leaves and ochroes. Also has come to mean a mixture of anything. Call dat George......Finito. Kaput. Call it finished. End of the matter Calypso......A musical and lyrical comment on any subject, usually composed for, but not limited to, Carnival season Calypsonian......One who sings calypsoes Cheups(Steups).....A noise made by sucking your teeth. A gesture of extreme annoyance Chillibibi......A children's snack made from a mixture of ground parched corn and sugar Chinkee......Tiny portions of anything Chinksin......To hold back and give less than you should. Chupid......Stupid Chupidee......A foolish person Coki-eye......Cross-eyed Come Go......Let's go Commesse......Confusion associated with arguments, gossip and slander Country Bookie......Country bumkin. Ignorant of the modern way of life Cuff......Hitting someone or something with a clenched fist Cut Eye......To look menacingly or disapprovingly at someone 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 Deck off......To wear one's best clothes Deputy......Mistress, the other woman or man Dig out me Eye......To be taken advantage of or conned Doh......Don't Dotish......Silly, stupid, foolish and dumb Dougla......Mixture of East Indians and African parentage Drevait(dree-vay)......Wayward person who likes to "knock about", or to knock about aimlessly Dry so......Without rhyme or reason. A sudden or unexpected action out of the blue Dust it......Leave quickly

E

Early O'clock......very early, well in advance Eh......What did you say? Eh-eh......No, no way, oh no Eh-heh......Oh really? I understand. Yes Elbow Grease......Extra effort, to try harder En'less......Plenty, endless Ent?......Is that not so? That's true, isn't it? Every man Jack......Everyone without exception Expectin a flood / Plantin rice......when one's pants are too short above the ankles Eye up......to look intently at someone or something. To look over from head to toe

F

Faddah.....Father Fatigue......(To give someone fatigue) To heckle or tease Fall out......To get annoyed with and stop speaking to someone. To terminate a friendship Fed up.....To have had enough of something and want it to end. The state of being bored Feel ah how......To feel embarrassed or uncomfortable or ill at ease Fete.....A party, loud music, lots to eat and drink, dancing to wee hours of the morning Flim.....Film For Days......Very much so For so......Plenty of anything Founkie(foong-key).....Foul-smelling, stink odour Frankomen......To be caught red handed. The indisputable truth. Added at the end of a statement to show certainty Free paper bu'n......Good or easy times come to an end. End of a period of relaxation Fuh true/troot?.....Yes that is true. Is that really so? Full ah Mout......All talk and no action to back it up

G

Gallery......To show off Goat mout......(to put goat mout on someone or something) To jinx something and make it happen by saying something bad will happen Goin'orf......Someone who appears to be going out of their mind,acting strangely Gone tru......Gone through. P ast it's prme. No longer useful Gun talk......Fighting words, to threaten verbally Gundy......Crab claw Gyul......Girl

H

Had was tuh......Had to Harden.....Disobedient Hardback......Grown up and one who should know better Head hot......plenty of worries and pressing matters Horn......To cheat on your partner Horrors......everything going wrong, lots of problems Hot foot......Someone who can't keep still, always going somewhere. Hototo (hotoetoe).....A very large amount of anything

I

In ting.....To be involved in current activity Is dat self......It's exactly that Is so?.....Is that so? Is you to ketch......You're the one in trouble now

J

Jack Spania......Wasp Jeez an ages/Jeez an rice/Jeez you web......All expressions to avoid being sacrilegious Jook.....To stab at anything Jortz......To eat heartily Jouvert (jouvay)......Opening of the Carnival festivities. Instead of costumes everyone is covered in paint and oil Jumbie.....Spirit, ghost Jump up......Dance to calypso Jus'now.....In a little while Jus'so?.....Just like that? Jus'so.....Out of the blue, totally unexpected

K

Ketch.....Catch Ketch yuhself......Watch your behavior, stop whatever you are doing To ketch a glad......To have a sudden burst of enthusiasm or joy To ketch a vaps......To behave in a suddenly unexplicable or unexpected manner To ketch yuh nennen/to ketch yuh royal......To experience hard times and adversity Kicksin......Fooling around and having fun Klim.....Any brand of powdered milk

L

Langniappe......An unexpected extra thrown in 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 Lickrish......Greedy for food Like bush/Like peas......Plenty of something Like a tic......To be annoying and pester someone Like t'ing.....To be somewhat mischievous Lil'bit.....In small meaningless portions Lime.....When a small group of people engage in a sometimes pre-arranged activity, to hang out Long eye.....A person who is envious of the possessions of others Look nuh!.....An expression of annoyance Low fence......Someone always being taken advantage of. Easy to walk over

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 Make as if......To pretend Make out......To recognize someone Mamaguy.....To make fun of, to ridicule Mama Yo!.....Expression denoting shock and surprise Man......Added to the end of any sentence for emphasis Mas......Carnival Matter Fix.....Everything is well organized Mih han' slip.....An expression used when too much of an ingredient is used Moco jumbie......Very tall ghost, spirit. Usually portrayed by a costumed man on stilts Morish......Something tasty that leads you to eat more Mosquito drumstick......Very thin legs Mout'er.....A boaster Much up.....To pamper, to butter up

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