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Duppy bat

Sense 1:

The Erebid moth (Ascalapha odorata) which is also known as Black Witch, Sorrow moth, and Mourning moth, is called Duppy Bat in Jamaica.
Origin : circa 18th century. From bvb dupe or Akan adɔpe; a ghost or spirit.

The bat is believed to be the spirit of a deceased person in the manifestation of a bat. It is usually not at rest and has returned as a harbinger or to live in its abode among its old family and friends.

Sense 2: a silly person; an idiot
Nuff duppy bats live in the abandoned house.

Last night a duppy bat flew inside the house. The entire place was turned upside down.

Cho! A duppy bat, that. (That is a duppy bat) sense 2.
by Tropical Rythms December 11, 2021
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Fish tea

Not a typical tea, but instead a kind of fish broth or soup made in Jamaica.

Origin: From the drinking of tea by the British at events and gatherings on the island. When the tea ran out soup was served at gatherings in tea cups instead ; This lead to the birth of what is known today as, fish tea.
by Tropical Rythms August 8, 2020
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Boots

Jamaican slang for condom.

(Only used in plural only) -boots

Origin from boots : Heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.

The third leg of a man is often referred to as his penis and it also has its own boots (a condom).
As a man, you have fi always keep a box of boots in your car
by Tropical Rythms December 12, 2021
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Box

Box - verb

Short form of the expression to box someone's ears etc.

Box - noun

In Jamaica a box can be given anywhere on the face. It's not just limited to the ears.
Might haffi box out your teeth yah know my girl.

He gave me a ratid box on my jaw.
by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021
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Baggy

A type of loose fitting underwear just as the word suggests.

Shortening of a baggy underwear or a granny panty; any underwear.

Usage rural Jamaica
She, she! She have the gun inna baggy. Mind she shoots you with it.
by Tropical Rythms December 11, 2021
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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?
by Tropical Rythms December 6, 2021
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One bag of

One bag of something (non-standard) refers to a huge amount of something, or a whole heap/lot of something in the Jamaican dialect. It's use is not just limited to things. It can be used with people or even animals.

In colloquial speech the word of is elided and becomes identical to 'a/ah.
One bag of ants outside under the bench.

One bag of unknown numbers keep calling me.

One bag of hungry-belly pickneys live over Miss Janey yard.
by Tropical Rythms December 7, 2021
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