|
 |
| |
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z |
|
A |
|
a
(v) 1. is, are. [eg gal yuh
‘a’ lead….girl you ‘are’ leading]
|
|
(sl)
2. it’s. [eg ‘a’ me man!…..’it’s’ me man!] |
|
a so (sl) 1. is that so |
|
(?) 2. it’s so. [e.g. if
‘a so’ den ‘a so’…if ‘ it’s so’ then ‘it’s so’] |
|
a
wha (sl) what is it (?) |
| |
|
B |
|
badda
(v) 1. to
bother |
|
(adj) 2. worse,
more bad (than) |
| badman
(n) thug. |
|
big up (sl) shout out, send greetings to |
| bruk
(sl) to break |
| bruk out (sl) wild out, break out |
|
bubble
(v) to wine the
waistline, dance closely with someone. |
|
bwoy
(n) boy
|
| |
|
C |
|
caan
(neg.v)
cannot, unable to. [sometimes spelled ‘cyaan’] |
| cyaad
(v) to make fun
of, to jokingly insult, to roast |
| chatta
(n)
chatter |
| coulda
(-) could have. [sometimes pronounced gooda] |
| cree
(sl)
time out, pause, hold on. [usually used when
playing games] |
| crawsses
(-) crosses, misfortune,
bad luck |
|
cuss
(v) curse, argue |
| |
|
D |
|
dadz
(n) one who plays
the father figure in the community |
| dappa
(n) dignitary |
| dat
(adv) that |
|
deejay
(n) exactly what
a rapper is to hip hop, a spoken word artist |
|
deh
(adv) 1.
there. [e.g. “is who dat ova
deh”?....”who’s over there”?]
|
|
2.
together, are involved. [used
when referring to relationships…e.g. she and him ‘deh’] |
| deh so (sl) there, yonder. [e.g.
over ‘deh so’…over ‘there’] |
| deh
ya (sl) here, I’m here |
| dem
(pron)
them, they |
| di
(adj) the |
| dis
(adv) 1. this. |
|
(v) 2. to disrespect |
| |
|
E |
|
enuff
(sl)
enough |
| ey
(sl)
hey, hi, hello |
| |
|
F |
|
fassy
(n)(sl)
hater, bad person. [sometimes called ‘fassyhole’] |
| fi
(sl)
1. for |
|
2. to. [e.g. tell them ‘fi’ cool….them them ‘to’ cool] |
| fi mi (sl) mine, my own, for me |
| fi
wa (sl) for what, why. |
| |
|
G |
top of page ^ |
| gal
(n) girl.
[ sometimes spelled ‘gyal’] |
| galang
(v) go, go on, go
ahead. [e.g. ‘galang’ gal….’go’ girl] |
| galist
(n) girls man, player, girls
pet. |
| gi
(v) give |
| gwaan
(sl)
go on, go |
| gweh
(sl)
go away, move, be gone. [used when telling
someone to go away] |
| |
|
H |
|
haffi
(sl)
have to [e.g. mi ‘haffi’ get har…I ‘have to’ get her] |
|
head
nuh good (ph) insane, mentally unstable, crazy |
| |
|
I |
|
inna
(sl)
in, into
|
| irie
(sl)
cool, relaxed |
| |
|
J |
|
jook
(v)
to poke, to hit, to have sex with |
|
jus
(sl)
just |
| |
|
K |
|
killa
(n) killer |
| |
|
L |
| lata
(-) later |
| lef
(sl)
left |
| leggo
(sl)
let go, leave |
| likkle
(sl)
little |
| livity
(-) lifestyle,
life |
| luv
(n)(v) love |
| |
|
M |
|
matta
(-) matter |
| mek
(v) to make |
|
mi
(sl) 1. me, I. |
|
(adj) 2.
my |
| mounta
(-)
amount of. [eg di ‘mounta’ mix up….the ‘amount
of’ mix up] |
|
muss
(-) must |
| mussi
(sl)
must be |
| |
|
N |
top of page ^ |
| natty
(sl) Rastafarian |
| naw
(sl) not, no, won’t. [sometimes
spelled ‘nah’] |
| neva
(sl)
never |
|
no
sa
(sl) no siree!,
hell no! |
| nuff
(sl)
many, a lot |
| nuh
(sl)
don’t, no |
| nutten
(-) nothing |
| |
|
O |
| ole
(adj)
old, olden |
|
ova
(adv) over |
| |
|
P |
|
passa
passa (sl) slang for gossip, mix up,
latest drama |
| pengeleng
(sl)
slang for male genetalia. |
|
penny
(v) to watch, to
ogle, to pay attention to |
| phat
(sl)
sexy, voluptuous. |
| pickney
(n) child,
youngster |
|
pre
(v) to think
about, to meditate on (something). |
| pon
(prep) on
(something), atop |
| pum
pum (sl) slang for female
genetalia |
| punaany
(sl)
slang for vagina |
|
(n)
2. see
fassy |
| |
|
Q |
| quickie
(n) sexual
intercourse (under 10 mins.) |
| |
|
R |
| ragga
(-) 1. a name
for dancehall music in most parts of Europe. |
|
2. pertaining to anything or
anyone who is rugged |
| raggamuffin
(-) a person who
has a rugged look or outlook, a rebel |
| ras
(n)
rastaman, Rastafarian |
|
ratings
(-)
respect |
|
ruff
(-) rough |
| |
|
S |
top of page ^ |
|
sa
(-) sir |
|
seh
(v) 1.
to
say.
|
|
(adv) 2. that [e.g. tell dem ‘seh'…..tell them ‘that’] |
| sen
(v) to send |
| sinting
(n) something |
| sketel
(n)
an unwanted female, female that’s been around |
|
slap
(n) to have sex
with, to hit |
| shotta
(n) gunman,
marksman, shooter |
| shoulda
(-)
should have |
| |
|
T |
|
tek
(v) to take |
|
ting
(n) thing |
|
toppa
toppa (sl) cream of the crop, crème de
la crème, top of the top, number one |
|
true (-)
sometimes slang for because [e.g. ‘true’ we a step up…’because’ we’re
stepping up] |
| |
|
U |
|
unu
(-) slang for you
all, y’all |
| |
| V |
| <none> |
| |
|
W |
|
waan
(v) to want |
|
watch face (sl) care. [wi nuh ‘watch face’….we
don’t ‘care’] |
| weh
(-) where
[sometimes spelled whe] |
| weh a (sl) that is [eg
any bwoy ‘weh a’…any boy ‘that is’]
|
|
wi
(pron) 1. we. |
|
(v)
2. will [e.g. mi ‘wi’
see yuh later….I ‘will’ see you later] |
| wid
(-) with |
| |
| X |
| <none> |
| |
|
Y |
| yah
(-) here |
|
yah so (sl) right here |
|
yeah
(-) yes
[sometimes spelled ‘yeh’] |
| yuh
(-) you, your |
| yuh see it (sl) you get it (?) you understand
(?) |
| yuh
zimi (sl) you get me (?), you
understand me (?) |
| yute
(n) youth |
| |
|
Z |
|
zeen
(-) slang for
okay, cool. [usually used as one a one word response] |
| |
| . |
top of page ^ |
