JAMAICA DICTIONARY - D

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 D. If you don't see a term, tell us and we'll put it up.

dally : bobing and weaving from side to side on a bike or bicycle

darkers : sunglasses

dat: that

dat deh: that thing/person

dawg: dog

dawta: daughter, used by many men to refer to a woman

de : the

ded lef : an inheritance

dege dege : absolutely (used to emphasize)

deh, deh deh: there

deh ere: is there

dehso: there, at that spot. Used to refer to a specific spot

deya: here (me dehya = I'm around)

dem : them

dem deh : those

dibby dibby : bad quality

dis : this

diss : disrespect

dogheart :coldhearted, no feelings

dont :is it not?

dressback : reverse

ducunu : a sweet Jamaican cornmeal sweet dumpling

dun : done. finish

dundus : albino

dung : down

duppy: ghost, eveil spirt

dutchy : cast-iron pot with a round bottom

dutty : dirty

dweet:do it

DWL: Jamaicans.com term to Internet Dead Wid Laff. Dead With Laughter

Duppy Conqueror: Ghost Conqueror. Used as a work to descibe an overcomer.

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