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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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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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Mix up and blender

In the Jamaican dialect, mix up refers to a mélange or mixture of rumours that's usually defamatory or based on gossip. A blender is often used in the Caribbean to make blended drinks or home-made beverages by mixing stuff together. The expression alludes to rumours blending together in a mess as if a blender were at work.
Bare mix up and blender we talk 'bout over yah.
by Tropical Rythms December 11, 2021
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Lion's paw

Jamaican greeting common among Rastas and locals of Jamaica. The salutation represents the strength of the lion of Judah. The fingers are curled like the paw of a lion and then interlocked with the other person's fingers and shook for at least 7 seconds.
Ras Wanye greeted his brethren with a lion's paw.
by Tropical Rythms May 20, 2020
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Bombo, push the grass cart!

Jamaican
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.
by Tropical Rythms October 12, 2019
mugGet the Bombo, push the grass cart!mug.

Neven

Neven contraction of not even, doesn't even or don't even in the Jamaican dialect.
If you neven have a dollar, how come you want fi buy the man car?
by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021
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