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Ah eh able- (I am not able), I cannot keep up with you Well, I guess the way we speak here is a far cry from the "Queen's English", but our "language" is utterly charming and entertaining. Also very much to the point in many instances.
I like to express my gratitude to the many people who have written me and contributed
(Click on the individual letters to take you to the words and their meanings)
Page 1 of 5 - A - BAh - I, also A, as in A tree , A house
Ah Chut !- Expressing annoyance, being vex , e.g. " Ah chut nah , man "
Ah vex- I am angry
Ah vex mad- I am very angry
Ah fine so- ( I find so ) -I agree
Ah ton load- A large amount of anything
All fall dong- ( down), complete collapse of any arrangement
Ah-ha ! - Caught you
Ah neva see moe- exclamation of surprise
Aiyo - When you lose your kite, because someone else cut your thread with the zwill in their kite's tail.
All now so - around the same time- Tomorrow all now so ah will be gorne
An yuh swallow dat ?- And you believe that ?
Aks or Ax- ( Ask) - - Aks me no moa fool question
All yuh- You- or everybody of you
Aloo - Potato
At All - Not at all - Ah cyar see him pass de exam at all, at all ( saying things double for emphasis )
Bacchanal - Large noisy happening, scandal, big party, confusion
Back back - To reverse. Doa back back on me
Bakra Johnnie-Fair skinned African with blond hair
Backside - Posterior, your rear end
Back chat - Insolent response- usually from a subordinate to a superior or child to an elder
Back, Belly and Side- To get it from all sides, usually criticism of some kind
Beh beh - Lame person
Bhaigan- Eggplant- melongen
Bambam or Bamsee-Posterior, your rear end- your derriere
Bamsee Lambe- A rather attractive posterior
Bam Bam Head- Somebody who has no common sense
Bamboozle - To con someone
Bard lucky- Unlucky
Bard mine- Bad mind, evil thoughts- Yuh have bad mine
Bard-John - a worthless character- always ready to fight- bully
Bard drive- Bad drive, reckless drive
Bard eye- cut eye- To look at somebody with slitted eyes
Basodee - drunk, light headed, half silly- De blow knock he basodee= The blow knocked him semi conscious, also ......
Bazodie/Tootoolbay : when yuh geh a woman or man have yuh on cloud 9.
Bekaneg -An albino
Bite up - To be in a quarrelsome mood - " How yuh bite up so today ? "
Blank - To ignore somebody- How yuh blankin' meh so ?
Blues - A Trinidad and Tobago $ 100 dollar note
Bobolee - A person who is being taken advantage of
Bodi - Long bean
Bois Bande - Bark of a tree of same name, used to make a tea brew which is alleged to have aphrodisiac powers
Bol' face - A pushy person, unreasonably demanding
Boobooloops - Grossly overweight person- obese, fat
Boo Boo Man - A bogey man
Bounce meh nah- Usually said when walking in front of a car in the road ( jaywalking)- daring the driver
Bowgee -Sister in law (East Indian derivative)
Bragadang -A sound...like a breadfruit falling on a galvanised roof
Bram - Sound of something falling or something or someone getting hit- also: a rowdy fete - a wash you foot and jump een party with all kinda ragamuffin behaviour
Break away- Dance wildly to a calypso tune
Brokes- Have no money- Ah am totally brokes today
Brokofoot -A person walking with a limp or physically challenged person.
Broughtupsy - Upbringing, conduct, character
Brush - To have sexual intercourse....e.g.....Ah give she ah good brush
Brudder - Brother
Buff up- To insult somebody
Buh wait nah - But wait a minute, now hold it right there
Bush Bath - A mixture of the extract of certain bushes which is added to the bath water in order to stop a period of bad luck or to reverse a sickness
Buss-Up-Shut- (originally: ripped up shirt). Used as a synonym for Paratha Roti, because of the way the roti looks
Buss - Has several meanings : a) to go broke- " De business gone buss "
b) to study hard - " He buss he brains studyin' las' night"
c) to fall down - " buss yuh tail"Buss d' mark- In weh weh ( gambling game), when the "mark"= number/symbol is revealed