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A mild child's way of swearing to avoid the more vulgar bombopussyrasscloth. Usually sung like a song and is often misheard for the vulgar version due to it's tricky rhyming words.
A mild child's way of swearing to avoid the more vulgar bombopussyrasscloth. Usually sung like a song and is often misheard for the vulgar version due to it's tricky rhyming words.
Student: Miss, Eey don't want him 'pon my team. Cho! Bombo, push the grass cart!
Teacher: What did you say?
Student: nothing, miss.
Teacher: What did you say?
Student: nothing, miss.
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Get the Nah go mug.(Coloquial use Jamaica) can be used to replace modal verbs like should, must and have to when giving some advice or talking about something that is necessary to do.
You fi come before 12 man. (Should)
She fi buy you a nice ride for the summer. (Must)
They fi open back school before the end of the month.
(Have to)
She fi buy you a nice ride for the summer. (Must)
They fi open back school before the end of the month.
(Have to)
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Used as a susbtitute for the subject pronoun (non-standard) or the Demonstrative pronoun those.
Much like the object pronoun me replaces "I" informally.
It used as a plural marker in some cases but, not always and is used most times when it's replaceable with the subject pronoun they.
Eg.
Me speak whole heap of languages them. (Incorrect)
Me speak whole heap of languages. (Only correct version).
The tires them (dem) in the shed outta front. (Correct non-standard)
The tires, they're in the shed out front. (Correct standard)
Who yah going out with later?
Me friends them (dem). (Short reply exception)
What you going to do later?
Wash me clothes them (dem) (short reply exception)
Used as a susbtitute for the subject pronoun (non-standard) or the Demonstrative pronoun those.
Much like the object pronoun me replaces "I" informally.
It used as a plural marker in some cases but, not always and is used most times when it's replaceable with the subject pronoun they.
Eg.
Me speak whole heap of languages them. (Incorrect)
Me speak whole heap of languages. (Only correct version).
The tires them (dem) in the shed outta front. (Correct non-standard)
The tires, they're in the shed out front. (Correct standard)
Who yah going out with later?
Me friends them (dem). (Short reply exception)
What you going to do later?
Wash me clothes them (dem) (short reply exception)
Them (dem) love jerk chicken you see. (Patois)
They love jerk chicken, you see. (Standard J'can)
The cows (them) dem over deh need feeding. (Not Patois pluralisation)
'Em cows over there need feeding. (Ebonics)
The cows, they're over there. They need feeding. (Standard J'Can)
The mother them (dem) who not coming lemme know. (Patois pluralisation the mothers, those who aren't coming let me know )
'Em mothers who aint coming lemme know. (Ebonics)
Those mothers who aren't coming let me know. (Standard J'can)
They love jerk chicken, you see. (Standard J'can)
The cows (them) dem over deh need feeding. (Not Patois pluralisation)
'Em cows over there need feeding. (Ebonics)
The cows, they're over there. They need feeding. (Standard J'Can)
The mother them (dem) who not coming lemme know. (Patois pluralisation the mothers, those who aren't coming let me know )
'Em mothers who aint coming lemme know. (Ebonics)
Those mothers who aren't coming let me know. (Standard J'can)
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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.
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.
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