1820 results
Dominica
Jamaica
chalice
A clay or wooden pipe used for smoking ganja or hashish
Jamaica
check fa
To like or be attracted to, particularly in a romantic context.
Jamaica
chemist
A metalworker who specialises in unlicensed gunsmithing for the criminal underworld.
Jamaica
chillum
A clay or wooden pipe used for smoking ganja or hashish
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
cookup rice
A one-pot mixture of peas and rice, cooked with meat
food
Jamaica
Crab walk too much lose him claw
If you overuse a thing you will break or lose it.
proverb
Jamaica
cyaat
A cart; An open top wheeled item used to transport load
Jamaica
dege dege
Only - the last remaining items of a desired, but finite resource
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago
dis
This. Refers to a specific thing or person close at hand.
Trinidad & Tobago
drops
A round bread made out of coconut, sugar, flour and spices.
food
Bahamas
US Virgin Islands
dumbread
A simple baked bread made with baking powder instead of yeast.
food
Jamaica
dutty nayga
A black person of ill repute, poor morals, or bad character
Jamaica
fluxy
Having a squishy, not firm texture - particularly as related to fruit.
food
fruit
Jamaica
fra wappy kill phillup
A long time ago. As far back as can be remembered.
Jamaica
ghost
A metalworker who specialises in unlicensed gunsmithing for the criminal underworld.
Jamaica
jam
To be enjoy one's self, particularly at a party or dance
Jamaica
jammin
To be enjoy one's self, particularly at a party or dance
Belize
kraabu
A fruit tree, the yellow berries of the tree (Brysonima crassifolia).
food
fruit
plant
Grenada
last lacas
Only - the last remaining items of a desired, but finite resource
Belize
lone
A conditional; To be soley something. Ex. "Dat da lone rass".
Haiti
mamba
A spicy nut butter made from peanuts, sugar and hot pepper.
food
Jamaica
naasy nayga
A black person of ill repute, poor morals, or bad character
derogatory
Jamaica
new nayga
A black person who has rapidly advanced their station in life.
derogatory
Jamaica
Nu cuss alligator long mout til yu cross di riva
Don't provoke people while they are in a position to retaliate.
proverb
Jamaica
ole nayga
A black person of ill repute, poor morals, or bad character
derogatory
Jamaica
one more time
Modifier used to indicate the extreme or superlative of a thing.
Grenada
Trinidad & Tobago
parang
Music played during Christmas time, with a lot of Spanish influences
Dominica
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
pelau
A one-pot mixture of peas and rice, cooked with meat
food
Jamaica
sawback
The Jamaican Giant Anole. A large, bright green tree dwelling lizard.
animal
Bahamas
tell tale
The common stilt. A white and black shorebird with long legs.
bird
animal
Bahamas
throw asue
To contribute money to a group saving plan.
Jamaica
throw partner
To contribute money to a group saving plan.
Jamaica
toto
A round bread made out of coconut, sugar, flour and spices.
food
Grenada
vye neg
A black person of ill repute, poor morals, or bad character
Jamaica
wappy kill phillup
A long time ago. As far back as can be remembered.
Jamaica
watchnight
A late night church service to usher in the new year.
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
wax apple
A light coloured cultivar of the Malay apple
food
fruit
Jamaica
Yu shake man han, yu nu shake him heart
It's impossible to tell what a person is thinking or feeling.
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
blackbird
A grackle found throughout the greater antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all quiscalus grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird. the 27 cm long male is glossy black with a large tail; the 24 cm long female has a smaller tail and is similar in colour but less glossy than the male. It lives largely in heavily settled areas
animal
bird
Jamaica
blackbud
A grackle found throughout the greater antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all quiscalus grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird. the 27 cm long male is glossy black with a large tail; the 24 cm long female has a smaller tail and is similar in colour but less glossy than the male. It lives largely in heavily settled areas
animal
bird