C
Cacada- Little bit of money
Cacahole-
Jackass
Calaboose - Jail
Call
Dat George- Finished- The end of the matter
Calypso - A musical and lyrical comment on any
subject, usually composed for, but not limited to, the Carnival season
Calypsonian - One who sings calypsos
Cargoo -Feelin' very tired
Catch
one's nenen- To suffer great hardships-
"Man, ah catchin me nenen"
Catch
one's royal - To be in major trouble
Catch
one's skin- To be in trouble
Chamkay -(Indian origin) To walk with style. To twist and gyrate the body (especially
the rear end) when walking. "She eh play she could chamkay nah!"
Chap
up - Cut up
Chek-a-chek
or shek-a-shek - House lizards (usually
clear skinned)
Cheups-
steups- Suck your teeth in disgust
Chickeechong -- A small kite made with a page from your copy book.
Chile - Child - " Chile, when ah tell yuh ....... "
Chinks - To give sparingly - " Man, yuh chinksin with the food yuh giv meh
"
Clout-
Slap -ah give him a good clout in he head
Cock-ah-roach - cockroach
Conk
out- stop working- stop functioning- De
radio conk' out again
Chook - to stab with a pointed object
Choonks - Term of endearment- also Choonksin, Choonkaloonks,
Choonksey- like sweetheart
Chupedee - chupid-
stupid- also stupidie
Cockup -used like 'skinup' with parts of the anatomy, eg He cockup he foot-
he put his feet up
Cokey-eye - cross eyed
Commess - mix-up, confusion ( French- commerce-business)
Compère
- male godparent
Confuffle - Confuse- " Doa confuffle meh mine wid dat story "
Confuse
meh mine- Confuse me - ( confuse my mind
)
Conk
out- Broken- stopped working. Ah wanted
to e-mail yuh, but de server conk' out again
Coocoorachel -A local bird normally seen busily flitting in and out of
houses.,giving
rise to the term.........Yuh busy like a coocoorachel
Coonoomoonoo ( also Cunumunu ) - A chupidee person- someone who is easily fooled
Co-sin
: Showing off
Coskel - Outlandish taste in clothing, decor or style
Coz -A familiar address to a known acquaintance. Somewhat like how the
terms'brother'
and 'sister' are used nowadays- ( cousin )
Craft - A girl-Dat ah nice lookin' craft over dey
Creole
food- Local Trini food, eg. pelau, callaloo,
Peas n' Rice etc.
Crapaud
smoke he pipe - Things are pretty bad for
him
Cuff - Hitting with a clenched fist
Cunumunu-
Cush-cush - A vegetable
Cuss
upside down- Getting a proper cursing
Cut
tail- To give/get a beating
Cyar - Can't
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D
Da
is you? - Is that you?Dan
Dan- Smart looking clothes
Dat - That
Dat
good for yuh - Serves you right
Dat
doan constitute- That does not matter-
That is irrelevant
Dat
cyar work- That is impossible
Dead
out- Very tired
Deputy - "Outside" woman or man- the girlfriend/boyfriend one has outside one's
regular relationship ( marriage )
Dey
jus' come- Newly arrived Trinis in London-
contributed by Bernie
Die
!- Exclamation on hearing an embarrassing
story - "Yuh know de wife ketch he wid de outside ooman in de cinema
" : Response: " Die !"
Dingolay - Calypso dancer making vibrant movements with hand and feet
Doa
bodder wid dat- Forget that
Dodo -(a) A numbskull...e.g......You a dodo or what?
(b)To
sleep....e.g.....Leh we dodo
Domse
head - someone who is not too bright
Doo
Doo - doux doux- also a kind of mango-
Darling
Doods - term of endearment (such as dear, honey, etc)
Doh - Don't
Dotish - Silly, stupid, foolish and dumb
Doubles - East Indian delicacy made with flour and chick peas (channa)
Dougla - Mixture of East Indians and African parentage
Douen- Spirit of a child who dies before being baptized- the feet are pointing
backwards
Drevait
(dree-vay) - Wayward person who likes to
"knock about"
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E
Eat
meh out- Consuming all the food in the
house-" Chile, dey come and eat meh out"
Ease
up- Give help
Eh
?- What did you say?
Eh-heh - Oh really? I understand. Yes
Eh
eh- Exclamation of surprise - No way- not
at all - " Eh eh, but how dat happen so ?"
En'less - Endless- pleanty- We gone to d wedding yesterday an' it had
en'less food, oui
Evenin' - Any time after noon-
Eat
parrot head- Being talkative - He eat parrot
head- He talks a lot
Ent
?- Not so ? Isn't that the truth ? ( Ain't
? )
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