JAMAICA DICTIONARY: J

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

Jacket - The term used to describe a man told he is the father of a child by the mother when is actually not.

Jah: One of the names used to refer to God - See Psalm Chapter 68 verse 4 (KJV)

jammin: dancing, having a good time

jamdung: Jamaica

jancro: vulture that is a scavenger, John Crow

jelly: a young water coconut with soft coconut meat

jook: to prod, pierce, stick

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