1820 results
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
kitchree
A meal of mixed dhal and rice.
food
Jamaica
mascot
A person (or thing) that looks ridiculous
Jamaica
myal man
A practitioner of obeah or black arts.
person
Belize
Jamaica
obeah man
A practitioner of obeah or black arts.
person
Belize
Jamaica
obeah woman
A practitioner of obeah or black arts.
person
Jamaica
US Virgin Islands
one one
One by one; One at a time
Jamaica
oney oney
One by one; One at a time
Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Belize
Jamaica
St. Vincent
poppy show
A person (or thing) that looks ridiculous
Antigua & Barbuda
Poun o fretment nu pay fo gill o debtment
Worrying does not improve a bad situation.
proverb
US Virgin Islands
redbone
A light skinned, but not white, person.
person
Belize
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
renk
Having a strong unpleasant urine-like smell
Jamaica
science man
A practitioner of obeah or black arts.
Jamaica
scientist
A practitioner of obeah or black arts.
Jamaica
senseh fowl
A chicken with sparse, uneven, ruffled feathers
animal
Jamaica
service man
A practitioner of obeah or black arts.
person
Barbados
Jamaica
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
stush
Describes a good looking, well dressed female
Jamaica
tie head
A scarf used to cover the head.
Bahamas
tie tongue
Having a stutter or other speech impediment.
Belize
vamp
A "hicky" or bruise on the neck
Bahamas
wise woman
A practitioner of obeah or black arts.
person
Jamaica
allibutton
One who does the perceived difficult or boring part of a game or sport (eg. swinging a jump rope), but never gets a turn at the fun or entertaining part (eg. skipping)
person
Jamaica
bow
To end a domino game by playing out multiple dominos on a turn before the last turn. This is done when the player has calculated that a win is guaranteed and unpreventable
St. Kitts & Nevis
US Virgin Islands
bamancou
A condition causing the testicles to appear severely swollen. This condition is often the result of a type of hernia.
Antigua & Barbuda
Trinidad & Tobago
big stones
A condition causing the testicles to appear severely swollen. This condition is often the result of a type of hernia.
Jamaica
black and white dance
A memorial dance held for a dead member of the Pocumina faith. Participants wear black and white.
Bahamas
Belize
Jamaica
boasin
A condition causing the testicles to appear severely swollen. This condition is often the result of a type of hernia.
Jamaica
coxnut
A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.
food
fruit
plant
Jamaica
famitary
A reform school or reformatory. A state run institution for youth with any combination of psychotic, unruly, or lawless behaviour.
Jamaica
gerah
A memorial dance held for a dead member of the Pocumina faith. Participants wear black and white.
Jamaica
gereh
A memorial dance held for a dead member of the Pocumina faith. Participants wear black and white.
Guyana
goadee
A condition causing the testicles to appear severely swollen. This condition is often the result of a type of hernia.
Puerto Rico
Trinidad & Tobago
green passion fruit
A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.
food
Jamaica
long seed
A condition causing the testicles to appear severely swollen. This condition is often the result of a type of hernia.
Grenada
macoucou
A condition causing the testicles to appear severely swollen. This condition is often the result of a type of hernia.
Puerto Rico
parcha
A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.
fruit
Jamaica
set
The core equipment necessary to play money football: Two large coins, a small coin and a pair of fudge sticks.
game
Jamaica
sweet cup
A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.
food
plant
Montserrat
task
A measure of an area of land (100 sq ft, derived from measuring 10' x 10' with a 10' pole)
Jamaica
patty
A light flaky pastry filled with a savoury filling. Traditionally they were filled with ground beef, but modern incarnations can have a variety of fillings including chicken, callaloo, cabbage, or ackee and saltfish.
food
Trinidad & Tobago
banga
Is a yellowish-green drupe 2.5-5 cm in diameter, containing a single, dark brown, nut-like seed 2.5-5 cm diameter, which is very tough to break. The inside is a dry white filling that has a vaguely sweet taste when eaten. Found on a species of palm native to tropical regions of the Americas, from southern
fruit
food