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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
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Inna

Colloquial way of saying in/into in Jamaica.

Possibly Origin in + a

It fell in a bag. It fell inna bag.
The teacher (is) inna the classroom.

How much money you want inna US dollars?
Invest inna you woman.

(I) Me live inna the Bronx.
by Tropical Rythms December 7, 2021
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Suck yah mother

Vulgar - very strong curse term in Caribbean cultures.
Go suck yah mother!

Ah fool you take badman for?
by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021
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Vittle

Vittle - (prounced with a hard sound between b and v) refers to food in rural parts of Jamaica.
In some dialect on the island, the tt's become kk.

Origin from (archaic) victuals - food fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption.

1860: William Carleton, Tales & Stories of the Irish Peasantry
...Balgruntie was bent on makin' the attempt, especially after he heard that the castle was well vittled, an' indeed he was meritoriously joined by his men, who piously licked their lips on hearin' of such glad tidin's.
One thing yah know, Marcia loves the vittle.

Yah go to the nine-nights later? Whole heap of vittle (is) over there.
by Tropical Rythms December 9, 2021
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Batty jaw

Batty jaw refers to the butt cheeks, arse or buttocks of a person/animal.

Origin from botty (plural botties)

(childish, slang) for bottom.
Clap your batty jaws, them.

You need to wear a better shorts to cover up your batty jaw.
by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021
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Upat

Me come from upat one place called George Town.
If you go upat the supermarket, you can get 3 fi 190 dollars.
by Tropical Rythms December 11, 2021
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Bona fide

Jamaican dialect

Refers to something or someone who is genuine or sincere.

Origin

From the Latin bonā fidē, the ablative case of bona fidēs.
She a my bona fide.

That's my bona fide friend right there.
by Tropical Rythms December 9, 2021
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