JAMAICA DICTIONARY - C

Do all your Jamaican friends laugh at you every time you open your mouth and try to speak Jamaican? Jamaicanize your vocabulary here with our words that start with C. If you don't see a term, tell us and we'll put it up.

cerfitikat: certificate

chaka chaka: very bad quality, disorganized, a big mess , poor quality

chatabax: Chatter Box, Someone who talks too much, a gossipe, a talker

chi-chi mon: a homosexual male.

chimey: a metal chamberpot

cho: a term used to express disgust or regret

chobble: trouble

chups: small kiss or what some may refer to as a peck

cyan: cannot

coohya: look here, see this now, a term used when some is suprise.

clath: diaper, in some case it is used as a strong expletive in combination with other words

controwl: ownership, be in control

craven: greedy

criss or crissas: brand new, never used before

crosses: problems, causing trials

crewtial: cructial, very serious or important

cuvitchous: covetous

codeh: look there

Coal Stove: a small cast iron stove which uses coal for fire. It is used to cook maily used in the country side

cum: come

cuminyah: A ceremonial dance performed by members of the Pocomania cult

cumbolo: friends, group of peers (often used negatively)

cunoomunoo: fool. to be used

cuponyuh : look at you now. Used mainly as an exclation of suprise

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