JAMAICA DICTIONARY: M

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

ma'ama man: a man who is effeminate, a man who is consider weak

madda: mother

macka: thorns

marina: sleeveless undershirt

mas: master

mascat: a mascot, taken for a fool

maskitta: mosquito

matey: mistress, the "other" woman

mawga: meagre, skinny

mawning: morning

memba: remember

mi: my, mine

mine: look out for, mind

mo: more

mon: man

montel: a man who is a playboy

mo' time: see you later

mud up: confusing

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