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That means little things like saying please and thank you, greeting people when you meet them, and understanding boundaries in a home. Owing to our British roots, proper etiquette is very important in Jamaica. Pickney is commonly used to refer to a child, in the same way Americans use the word “kid”. She’s very attractive, but doesn’t know the difference between there and dear, and can’t find Germany on a map. Pretty DunceĪ pretty dunce is the Jamaican equivalent of a dumb blonde. It may also be used to refer to a guy who has a reputation of being the man on the side, or who may be trying to Jim-Screechy (please see list of verbs) a woman away from her man. He keeps a safe distance from the boyfriend or husband, but knows who they are. Joe Grind (sometimes spelled as Joe Grine) It is not as commonly said to women, or used by women. It literally means “birthday”, and is especially used by men wishing their male friends or relatives a happy birthday. The word earthstrong is brought to us by a prominent religious and cultural group in Jamaica, the Rastafarians.
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It helps that we have very colourful ways of describing people, places, and things we dislike - as you will see. In Jamaican Patois, most of our language inventions are nouns. As per usual, all patois words in the body of the article, will be written in italics. I divided the list into different parts of speech to make it easier for you to follow. And others were invented in my lifetime, by fellow millennials, and continue to confuse our elders. A few were used by our parents and grandparents, but are not frequently used by millennials. Some of these Jamaican Patois words and phrases are popular in some parts of the island, but not others. This time, the patois lessons are about to get harder, as I share 50 words and phrases that - to the best of my knowledge - originated in Jamaica. In an earlier post last year, I discussed 14 English Words & Phrases that Mean Something Totally Different in Jamaican Patois.