JAMAICA DICTIONARY: T

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

T

tallawah: impressive

tan: stay (a so him tan = that's how he is)

tea: any hot drink including coffee, hot chocolate, cerasee and tea

tek: take

ticky ticky: small fish that is common in many gullies and rivers in Jamaica

ting: thing

trace: to quarrel

trash 'n ready: to look trendy

trickify: someone who is a trickster or tries to play smart.

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