JAMAICA DICTIONARY: G

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

ganja : marijuana

gal : girl

galang : go on

gaan : gone

gimmi : give me

ginnygog : an influential person. This term is used sarcastically to describe someone.

ginnal: some one who is untrustworthy

godeh : good job, go there

gorgon : the best of the best

Grampa - Grandpa, Grandfather

GramMa - Grandma, Grandmother

gravelicious : being greedy

groung : ground, a to cultivated piece of farm land

gwan : go on

gwey : go away

guzoo : witchcraft or obeah

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• Read "Fe real by Pauline" for Patois articles with a standard English translation
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