Definitions by Tropical Rythms

Suck yah mother 

Vulgar - very strong curse term in Caribbean cultures.

Go suck yah mother!

Ah fool you take badman for?

Suck yah mother by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021

Whole heap of 

Whole heap of/a - a lot of something, a ton of something

Term :Jamaican

Whole heap of people think aliens are living among us.

Whole heap of by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021

Fi

Colloquial way of saying for in the Jamaica. Can also be used to replace the word 'to' in a sentence.

In other Caribbean dialects fah, fa etc

How come you still haven't come fi the car?

You have fi call a bit earlier.

Also has/have + fi become haffi in fast spoken speech.

You haffi tell the truth.

Fi by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021

Cow cod 

Cod - a small, pouch or bag (rare) the scrotum (also in plural).

In Jamaican this refers to the balls/scrotums of a cow.

Some like the good old cow cod soup and some don't.

Cow cod by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021

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.

Yam head by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021

Run a boat 

We go run a boat later in Caribbean slang refers to cooking.

Yo!Brethen me hungry, yah know.

No worry yahself man! We go run a boat soon. Zeen?

Run a boat by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021

From my eyes deh at me knees

From me eyes deh at me knees means since someone was a kid. Literally since their eyes were at their knees.

I've been hearing about that old man from my eyes deh at me knees. This expression paints the picture of how you have grown a lot, comparing the height you were as a kid to how you are now.

From my eyes deh at me knees by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021