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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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Green

From the colour green which is usually associated with putrid stuff, bad breath or rotten food in the Caribbean.

Sobaco in Latin America
Why yah smell so green? Go bathe yourself man!

You arm's green like lime bredda. Go buy q roll-on (deoderant) man!
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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.
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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
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