Mumma Lashy (Mamma beater)
A Jamaican children's game where one child plays the role of an angry mother or granny trying to catch and spank the other children whose role is to escape and avoid getting lashed.
(Offensive) refers to a woman/effeminate man that complains a lot, like a typical angry granny would.
Possible Origin- A women's name Lashy: A female that complains/argues a lot
Also Lash: A wip used to spank a person
A Jamaican children's game where one child plays the role of an angry mother or granny trying to catch and spank the other children whose role is to escape and avoid getting lashed.
(Offensive) refers to a woman/effeminate man that complains a lot, like a typical angry granny would.
Possible Origin- A women's name Lashy: A female that complains/argues a lot
Also Lash: A wip used to spank a person
Mumma Lashy a-coming and we're not running fast enough.
Babes, Lately, you've become a mumma Lashy. I swear yo!
Babes, Lately, you've become a mumma Lashy. I swear yo!
by Tropical Rythms August 02, 2020
Cod - a small, pouch or bag (rare) the scrotum (also in plural).
In Jamaican this refers to the balls/scrotums of a cow.
In Jamaican this refers to the balls/scrotums of a cow.
by Tropical Rythms December 07, 2021
Jamaican dialect usage
Origin
Old English pronoun + verb.
Eg.
We a-walking to school. Reminiscent of Shakespeare's stylistic poetry.
(Extract from an Appalachian English song)
On the Seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me. Seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying.
(Extract from a nursery rhyme ca. 1905)
I saw the ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea, and oh!It was all laden, with pretty things for thee!
Influenced modern day Patois slang.
This usage fell into disuse in modern English and is now regional or dialectal. A similarity in usage can be noted in the European Portuguese language structure.
Origin
Old English pronoun + verb.
Eg.
We a-walking to school. Reminiscent of Shakespeare's stylistic poetry.
(Extract from an Appalachian English song)
On the Seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me. Seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying.
(Extract from a nursery rhyme ca. 1905)
I saw the ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea, and oh!It was all laden, with pretty things for thee!
Influenced modern day Patois slang.
This usage fell into disuse in modern English and is now regional or dialectal. A similarity in usage can be noted in the European Portuguese language structure.
by Tropical Rythms December 09, 2021
Jamaican
Hot patty or hot soup
Usually shouted out so that people can make way for you to past through a congested space or crowd.
A very hot patty or a cup of soup will leave a terrible scorch if it is spilt on someone.
Hot patty or hot soup
Usually shouted out so that people can make way for you to past through a congested space or crowd.
A very hot patty or a cup of soup will leave a terrible scorch if it is spilt on someone.
by Tropical Rythms December 13, 2021
In the Jamaican dialect, mix up refers to a mélange or mixture of rumours that's usually defamatory or based on gossip. A blender is often used in the Caribbean to make blended drinks or home-made beverages by mixing stuff together. The expression alludes to rumours blending together in a mess as if a blender were at work.
by Tropical Rythms December 11, 2021
Jamaican
Separating of a fleshy part of the body usually the legs, lips of the vagina etc when exertion of force is applied; opening up of something
Also skin - to smile, bearing your teeth
Separating of a fleshy part of the body usually the legs, lips of the vagina etc when exertion of force is applied; opening up of something
Also skin - to smile, bearing your teeth
by Tropical Rythms March 05, 2022
Spinners are popular Jamaican flour dumplings consisting of a few basic ingredients ( flour, salt, and water) . The dumplings are traditionally prepared in a long cylindrical shape, resembling a cigarette and spin as they cook from the heat.
by Tropical Rythms August 27, 2020