| A |
A |
| Ah - |
Substitute for I. |
| Ahse - |
Ass. |
| Air - |
Ear. |
| Airish - |
Proud. |
| Allyuh - |
All of you people. |
| Alipang - |
Man's hair-cut. |
| Arwe - |
Ours, us. |
| Ax - |
Ask. To ask a question |
| Ah-yah-yai - |
An expression of
anticipation or pain, etc. |
| B |
B |
| Bacchanal - |
Rowdy, scandalous
behaviour; good party, argument,
confusion. |
| Back chat - |
Insolent response,
especially from a child to an
adult. |
| Back back - |
Suggestive dance, the
male dancers front rubbing
against the females rear or vice
versa. |
| Badderation - |
Problems, mischevious. |
| Bad eye, cut-eye - |
A look of anger or
reproach, especially when looking
from the corner of the eye. |
| Bad-John - |
A bully, a dangerous
man, a gangster, someone with a
reputation for hurting people. |
| Bam-se Lambay - |
An attractive female
buttocks. |
| Bam bam, Boom-boom - |
Backside, behind, ass,
bottom, buttock. |
| Basa basa - |
Argumentatve,
confrontational |
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| Bawlin - |
Confused. |
| Baygo, Baigo - |
Tobago. |
| Beyganne, Biganne - |
The vegetable melongene,
eggplant (Solanum melongena).. |
| BeeWee - |
BWIA, British West
Indian Airways, the national
airline of Trinidad & Tobago. |
| Big pappy - |
Bourgeois. |
| Bobolee - |
A person who is
habitually taken advantage of. |
| Bol-Face - |
Bold Face, Pushy, loud
and wrong, unreasonable,
demanding. |
| Boof - |
To insult, castigate,
yell at or argue with. |
| Boo-boo-lups - |
Fat, clumsy ungainly
person. |
| Boomsie - |
Backside, behind, ass,
bottom, buttock. |
| Boushettte - |
The tip of the sternum. |
| Brought-up-sy - |
Showing that a person
was properly brought up, decorum. |
| Bragadang - |
In a state of disrepair. |
| Bragadacious - |
Boastful. |
| Breed - |
Impregnate. |
| Buh wait nah - |
But wait a minute, now
hold on, now wait! |
| Buljol - |
A meal made of shredded
saltfish, onions, tomatoes,
pepper and olive oil. |
| Bum-bu toe - |
A sore toe. |
| Bun, Bon - |
Burnt. |
| Bun-bun - |
Food left in the bottom
of the pot. |
| Buse - |
To talk agressively to;
to abuse verbally. |
| Buss Up Shut - |
Shredded roti skin,
served with curried meats,
vegetables etc. |
| Burrokeet - |
Human donkey. |
| C |
C |
| Carnival Band - |
A group of Carnival
revellers, may be as over 4,000
individuals. |
| Callaloo - |
A thick soup made of
dasheen leaves, okra, coconut
milk, seasonings crab and salt
meat or crab. |
| Calypso - |
A musical and lyrical
comment on any subject, profusely
composed for, but not limited to
the Carnival season. |
| Calypsonian - |
One who sings calypsoes. |
| Channa - |
Chick peas, a nutritious
legume. |
| Cheups/Steups - |
A derogatory sound noise
made by sucking your teeth. |
| Chinkee, chinkeey- |
Very tiny or small
portions of anything. |
| Chupid - |
Stupid, foolish. |
| Chupidee - |
A foolish person. |
| Coki-eye - |
Cross-eyed. |
| Commesse - |
Confusion, controversy,
associated with argument, gossip
and slander. |
| Coo-coo - |
A traditional cornmeal
pudding with ochro and
vegetables. |
| Coo-coo nah a soak - |
Cannot agree. |
| Compere - |
Male companion or
friend, god-father. |
| Coskel / Koskel - |
Weird, strange. |
| Cork - |
Constipated. |
| Crack - |
Crazy, insane. |
| Cunumunu - |
Coo-nu-moonoo - Idiot,
foolish, stupid person. |
| Crapo smoke he pipe - |
He is in a lot of
trouble, he is already done for. |
| Cut yu kards straight- |
No scheming. |
| Crapo, Crapaud - |
Frog. |
| Cuff - |
To punch or hitting with
a cleched fist. |
| Cyaa, Cyah - |
Can't, can not. |
| D |
D |
| Dan-dan - |
Fashionable clothes. |
| Dada head - |
Thick, hard niggery
hair. |
| Dardy - |
Father. |
| Dem say - |
Gossip. |
| Dingolay - |
To flaunt, to tease
playfully. |
| Dinged - |
Discoloured. |
| Doe doe - |
Lie down |
| Doh, Dough - |
Don’t, do not. |
| Dong - |
Down. |
| Doo doo/Doux doux - |
Sweetheart often used
with darling, as in dodo dahling.
The French doux means
"sweet". |
| Doogla, Dougla - |
A person of mixed race,
usually African and East India. |
| Dotish - |
Silly, stupid, foolish
and dumb. |
| Doubles - |
Curried channa served
between two pieces of fried
bread. |
| Doughtish, Dotish - |
Stupid, probably from
the English doltish. |
| Dress rong - |
Move over, shift, I need
a seat. |
| Drevait, Dree vay - |
Way ward person, to
knock about. |
| E |
E |
| Eh Eh - |
An exclamation of
surprise or indignation, often
said with much emphasis for
effect. |
| Eh - |
What did you say? |
| Eh eh - |
No, no way, oh no. |
| Eh heh - |
Oh really? I understand.
Yes. |
| Enless - |
Plenty, endless. |
| Ent? - |
Is that not so? Thats
true, isnt it? |
| F |
F |
| Faddah - |
Father. |
| Fall out - |
To stop speaking with
someone or to terminate a
friendship. |
| Fed up - |
The state of being
bored. |
| Feeding youh face- |
Eating. |
| Fete, Fet - |
A party, loud music,
lots to eat and drink, dancing to
wee hours of the morning. |
| Flim - |
Film. |
| Founkie/foong-key - |
Foul smelling, stink
odour. |
| Fresh Water Yankee - |
A person who spends a
short time in the U.S. and
returns with a heavy American
accent; originally, one who
acquired the accent by simply
visiting the U.S. military base
without even going overseas. |
| Follow fashion - |
Imitating. |
| Free up - |
Relax, let go. |
| Fruit doh fall far from
d tree - |
Children aren't usually
different from their parents. |
| Fuh true, Troot? - |
Yes that is true, Is
that really so? |
