JAMAICA DICTIONARY: H

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

hab : have

hackle :to constantly hassle or bother

haffi : have to

higgle : the act of haggling

him : he, her

hitey titey: very snobbish

hole: hold

hole yuh cahna: keep your position, retreat to your own turf. Used as an insult to put some one in their place

hot: pain, hurt, used as a turn to describe being hurt or feeling pain

hush: used as an expression of regret or to console someone

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