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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
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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
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Style

To style a person -
Jamaican slang - to disrespect a person/ thing or treat them in an unfair way.
Yo! Dawg! If you style the thing, yah know you in big trouble.

Bob: Eats his slice of cake and goes back to eat his friend's slice.

Peter: Don't try style me, my yute. You already had yours.
by Tropical Rythms October 11, 2019
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Blouse and skirt

Swearing with terms that refer to clothes are quite common in the Jamaican dialect.

Blouse and skirt is a swear word used by elders!

Equivalent:Damn, Frigging!

Other swear words that mention the use of clothes are bloodcloth, pussycloth, rasscloth, bombocloth (all pronounced clart or claat in Patois).
Yo blouse and skirt!leave people pickeney alone
by Tropical Rythms December 12, 2021
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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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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
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Hell and powder house

(Jamaican)
Any situation that will result in commotion with a person or take a bad turn quickly.
Hmm right now when Jorgy gets back ah hell and powder house. Look how you damaged the crops in the yard.
by Tropical Rythms May 8, 2020
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