Lime Juice (St. Lucia)'s definitions

Jump

A Saint Lucian term meaning to be startled.

1. (Sneaks up behind 3.)
3. (Gets startled) Oye, wam to you!? Oye you made me jump (freak out)

by Lime Juice (St. Lucia) January 24, 2023

Juh now

"Juh now (or just now)" means to tell someone to wait for a while. Same expression as "in a minute, wait (a minute)!, hold on (a minute)!, hol' up (deh)!, etc

1) Johnson, can you get me a glass of water please?
2) Juh now, juh now, I busy on the call wid someone (Wait, wait, I am busy. I'm on the phone (with someone))

1) Oye, call mate deh for me!
2) Just now! (Wait for a while!)

by Lime Juice (St. Lucia) March 31, 2024

Shate

Same meaning as the word shit but less vulgar; used to express anger, annoyance and disappointment.

We use that word alot in Saint Lucia

1: Oye, you does rell talk shate ih (Oye, you really do talk shit)
2: Gasa, mate full uh shate ih (Bro, this man is full of crap)

*Gasa: word of endearment used in Saint Lucia; from the French word: Garçon (Boy)

by Lime Juice (St. Lucia) December 25, 2021

Feskin

In the East Caribbean, it's the way of saying fair-skin. Feskin is the adjective word (correct adjective is fair-skinned) used very commonly to refer to a light-skinned black person

1: Who's your girlfriend?
2: (Shows her picture to 1.)

1. Wow, she feskin, muh-muh

by Lime Juice (St. Lucia) January 1, 2023

Jusso

Jusso (Just like that)

Used as expressions in Saint Lucia; to be scornful or angry about something or towards somebody. It is said after either something just happened or it was just heard of and has brought into one's attention

1: (Suddenly hits 2. for no apparent reason)
2. Oye, jusso you hit me? Wtf

1: Jusso wid mate? (What's wrong with mate?)

by Lime Juice (St. Lucia) December 26, 2021

Dat dry

A Saint Lucian exclamatory phrase for something unappealing (mostly referring to boring jokes)

1) Aye girl, wah hear something? (wanna hear something?)
2) Okay

1) Do we get frustrated the same way?
2).... I doh understand (I don't understand)
1) No, you get MENSTRATED!

2)......Dat dry! (Not funny!)

by Lime Juice (St. Lucia) April 22, 2024