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.
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Nah go

Slang for I'm not going, will not go.
Yo! Brethren, me nah go call no man this early in the morning.
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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)
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Accoutrements

Very used in the Jamaican dialect

The initial ac is usually dropped in fast spoken speech reducing it to coutrements (couchements)
COUNTABLE NOUN usually plural
Accoutrements are all the things you have with you when you travel or when you take part in a particular activity.
humorous, or old-fashioned

Commonwealth spelling of accouterments

An article of clothing or equipment, in particular when used as an accessory.
Synonyms: equipment, gear, trappings, accessory
The yard is full of accoutrements. Daddy can hardly find where to walk.
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Idiboo

A Jamaican child's word to refer to a friend or anyone who acts silly without offending him/her.

A softer term for an idiot.

Origin idiot + boo
You idiboo! Miss Andrews asked for the formula for the area of a square not the perimeter.
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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
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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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