| G |
G |
| Goinorf - |
Someone who appears to
be going out of their mind,
acting strangely. |
| Go-bar - |
Nonsense, foolishness. |
| Gun talk - |
Fighting words, to
threaten verbally. |
| Gyul - |
Girl.. |
| H |
H |
| Hair - |
Here or hear. |
| Harden - |
Disobedient. |
| Hops - |
Crisp bread roll, often
filled with meats or cheese. |
| Horn - |
To cheat on your spouse
or lover. |
| Horner man - |
A guy who makes love to
someones wife. |
| Hototo/hotoetoe - |
A very large amount,
plenty. |
| Hoytee-toytee - |
Haughty, proud,
conceited, stuck-up. |
| Huggish - |
Rude, crude, mean; the
behavior of a thug or gangster. |
| Humbug - |
To pester, bother,
molest. |
| Hut - |
Hurt. |
| I |
I |
| I eh payin tax fuh mih
mout - |
I can say anything I
want. |
| In ting - |
To be involved in
current activity. |
| Is so? - |
Is that so? |
| J |
J |
| Jab jan - |
A carnival clown-like
devil character. |
| Jadoo - |
'Magic' used by a woman
to charm a man. |
| Jamet / Wabean - |
Slut, loose woman,
prostitute. |
| Jagabat/Wajang - |
Slut, loose woman,
prostitute. |
| Jeez-an-ages - |
Exclamation, sed for any
reason where an outburst is
appropriate. |
| Jouvay/Jour Ouvert - |
Pre dawn opening of
Carnival Monday street parade
activities. |
| Jook - |
To stab or punch at
anything, a sudden forward hip
motion. |
| Jumbie (verb) - |
To harass, to annoy,to
irritate. |
| Jumbie (noun) - |
Spirit, ghost of African
mythology, in Haiti the word was
corrupted to zombie. |
| Jus now - |
In a little while. |
| Jus so - |
Out of the blue, totally
unexpected, just like that? |
| K |
K |
| Ketch - |
Catch. |
| Klim - |
Any brand of powdered
milk. |
| L |
L |
| Lang yap, langniappe - |
A little extra, a bonus. |
| Las Lap/Last Lap - |
Last minute street
partying on Carnival Tuesday just
before the official end of
Carnival at midnight. |
| Lef - |
Left. |
| Lef dat - |
Leave that. |
| Leh we - |
Let go. |
| Leh go - |
Foul smelling, stink
odour. |
| Lick dong - |
To hit someone or
something, to topple over. |
| Licks - |
A beating, a physical
punishment. |
| Like ting - |
To be somewhat
mischievous. |
| Lil one a beat big one -
|
Pregnant. |
| Lime (verb) - |
Hanging out, having fun,
enjoying oneself - whether alone
or with company, loafing. |
| Liming (noun) - |
A wildcard word for any
social event e.g. cinema lime,
pub lime, party lime. |
| Locho - |
A loafer, a lazy person,
a parasite. |
| Long eye - |
Envious of the
possessions of others. |
| Look nuh! - |
An expression of
annoyance. |
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