favorite Jamaican words

[brukbak]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

corobunkus-(pimples, or acne)
fassey-(when it used to mean "sores")
peenie walli
big gill, likkle gill-(unit of measurement)
lambrish
palawf
cokenat-coconut

[msportmore]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

- canfedarate (not really a Jamaican word but)

[churchgirl]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

claffy [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Missa Mention
missis
bangarang
crooshtruments
fayva

[tonirand]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

Rahyal Jaahje {(sp) is y wi chat so bad?}
Kiss mi nek-bak! -

*both used in circumstances of 'shock and awe' (dwl)

Ghetto steaks - Chikin bak!! [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Krebbeh-krebbeh. - not pleasing to di eyes; sinting wa nuh tan good [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[kia027]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

Free paypa (the one whe a slowly burn when you deh pon oliday)

Tegereg
Buttu
jacket (as in she give im de jacket)
ganzee
Facety

[barosa]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

back again with a few more:


su-su su-su
labrish
rhaatid
rock stone!
wifey, wifish
bongo
lego-beast
licky-licky

[carribean_queen]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

Originally posted by chickie:
[qb] corouches
[/qb]

I used that word in one of my 9th grade english papers. The stupid teacher took points off because she said that I made up the word. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] . I told her that in my house its a real word. I got 3 days suspension for that argument.DWL [img]/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[msportmore]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

akin to kissmineckbak is mi father's favorite:

"kiss out di whole a mi ears so shawt!!!"

[img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] a wah dat mean??? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[Tiffony]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

[QUOTE]Originally posted by neutral:
[qb]

teapat...this was what us boys used to be allowed to call our genitals

cocobread...what us boys could call girls genitals [/qb]

But teapat an cocobread nuh gree.

Gree - agree
kissminekbak
butseeyah
coopanyuh
wehharnayme
dungso
rounso
bakso
ovahdehso
pass mi - as in pass mi di pieca broom
siddung
bak
tump
"mi tripe ah twiss" BOAL [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[msportmore]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

tapside
battamside
coonumunu

[Q3210]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

Yu pick `im up, Yu lick him dung, `im bounce right back...what a hard man fe dead.

[High Octane]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

Originally posted by Q3210:
[qb] Yu pick `im up, Yu lick him dung, `im bounce right back...what a hard man fe dead. [/qb]

Prince Buster [img]/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Redj]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

House bottom = basement
Passage way = sidewalk between houses
Compound = your yard

Thanks, this is a great refresher, and lots of new words for me !!

[DC]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

*I was reminded on some of these during a conversation with a friend*..

so-so-so-so(bland; how di bread soh dry an so-so-so-so??)

a popular phrase-mi spirit caa tek har(expression of intense dislike for someone)

bashy or bashment-faboulous, nice

baggie or bingo bag-underwear

tallawah-strong

Idrin-friend

Jan crow-local vulture or can be used as an expression of contempt [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

bumpa-female butt

[High Octane]

Re: favorite Jamaican words

glamity [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]