Tropical Rythms's definitions

Banger phone

Jamaican slang
A cheap phone that cannot access the internet. Or use apps like whatsapp etc.

Some say, it's still good to have a banger phone, even if you have a smartphone.

Digicel just released some new bangers 'pon the market.

by Tropical Rythms October 11, 2019

Pill

Jamaican slang

To persuade or convince someone to do something. To trick someone.

Pill yah try fi pill man?

My girl a pill yah give me! You issa wicked piece of gal.

by Tropical Rythms December 13, 2021

Pretty dunce

Jamaican way of referring to a bimbo, (a pretty girl who lacks intelligence).

When the pretty dunces are not titivating in class, they are out front walking around like divas in their tight-up miniskirts.

by Tropical Rythms August 2, 2020

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

Eat-and-left(overs)

Informal- Eat-and-left(overs) in the Jamaican dialect refers to food remaining after a meal.

The over is often omitted in speech.

Standard form - leftovers used in writing.

Eat-and-left(overs) you really a-give me?
Move yah rass!

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021

What's the scheweppes?

Jamaican greeting
Similar to what's up, what's popping or what's happening used with friends in a casual setting.

Origin: from the two grapefruit soft drinks sold in Jamaica, Ting and Schweppes. The term ‘ting’ functions as a brand name and also a slang word meaning ‘thing’. Thus the phrase “you know the ting/schewppes” means “you know how things are/you know the situation”. Given the similarity between the two grapefruit drinks, “Ting” and “Schweppes” are used synonymously.

What's the scheweppes? Heard bare hot gals coming to the party later. You coming, fam?

by Tropical Rythms August 8, 2020

Rockstone

Jamaican

Rock especially when used as a coarse building stone.

Rockstone was my pillow back in the days when I used to live in the countryside.

by Tropical Rythms March 5, 2022