Tropical Rythms's definitions

Spinners

Spinners are popular Jamaican flour dumplings consisting of a few basic ingredients ( flour, salt, and water) . The dumplings are traditionally prepared in a long cylindrical shape, resembling a cigarette and spin as they cook from the heat.

Darling, when you make me dinner, drop some spinners in the soup.

by Tropical Rythms August 27, 2020

Yam head

Yamhead - a girl who settles for less in a relationship. Sleeps with a guy who has no interest in her and claims she's madly in love.

All the one Beverly, she a real yam head yah know.

Yeah man, you can see that from afar.

by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021

Aircake

Jamaican slang (humorous) no food, usually used as answer to the question what yah gonna eat?

The idea is about a cake made from air, that one cannot see.

What are you gonna have for lunch today?

Aircake!

by Tropical Rythms December 15, 2021

Green

From the colour green which is usually associated with putrid stuff, bad breath or rotten food in the Caribbean.

Sobaco in Latin America

Why yah smell so green? Go bathe yourself man!

You arm's green like lime bredda. Go buy q roll-on (deoderant) man!

by Tropical Rythms December 7, 2021

Idiboo

A Jamaican child's word to refer to a friend or anyone who acts silly without offending him/her.

A softer term for an idiot.

Origin idiot + boo

You idiboo! Miss Andrews asked for the formula for the area of a square not the perimeter.

by Tropical Rythms December 15, 2021

Teach

Colloquial way of referring to a female teacher in Jamaica.

Hey teach'. Can I drop the work off later?

Whagwan teach, you looking hot today, man!

by Tropical Rythms December 9, 2021

Zeen or you see'it?

Origin Jamaican

Bob Marley died from cancer.

Zeen?

Used to confirm that the listener understands what is being said.

Origin from seen

Bob Marley died from cancer. You see'it?

(Do you understand)

French equivalent - quoi filler.

Zeen or you see'it?

The cats died.

by Tropical Rythms March 5, 2022