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*salt*		a term used when nothing going right. The term is ...
*samfy*		a tricks or a con ...
*science*		the practice of witchcraft and/or obeah ...
*screw*		" a frown of displeasure, a scowl" ...
*seckle*		settle ...
*seh*		say ...
*seh feh*		" say feh; a dare; similar to "say something to ...
*sey*		say ...
*shoob*		" shove (shoob-in = bar, place you need to use ...
*sidung*		sit down ...
*simiya*		I'm here ...
*sinting*		something ...
*sista*		sister ...
*skank*		" to deceive, to cheat" ...
*skettel*		a term used to describe woman who emulate dancehall dress ...
*skin out*		" unlady-like behaviour, a type of vulgar sexual behaviour" ...
*skin teeth*		smiling ...
*slackness*		" lewd, vulgar behaviour" ...
*smaddy*		somebody ...
*smalls*		a gift of money or a gratuity ...
*sopsy*		" weak, soft, puny" ...
*star*		friend ...
*stush*		snobbish ...
*su su*		" to gossip, nosey, to carry news" ...
*suck suck*		" home made pop in a plastic bag. The name ...

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