Tropical Rythms's definitions

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

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

Inna

Colloquial way of saying in/into in Jamaica.

Possibly Origin in + a

It fell in a bag. It fell inna bag.

The teacher (is) inna the classroom.

How much money you want inna US dollars?
Invest inna you woman.

(I) Me live inna the Bronx.

by Tropical Rythms December 7, 2021

Suck yah mother

Vulgar - very strong curse term in Caribbean cultures.

Go suck yah mother!

Ah fool you take badman for?

by Tropical Rythms December 6, 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

Yah

Yah - vocalization of the word here in Jamaican dialect (Patois). Seen as vulgar by some.

The softer version is here/'ere.

Come yah - come here
Hear yah- hear this

Look yah - look here

See yah- see here

Watch yah - watch here

More from yah -move from here

Yah so - right here (like that)

There so - right there (like that)

by Tropical Rythms December 11, 2021

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