Tropical Rythms's definitions

Fi

(Coloquial use Jamaica) can be used to replace modal verbs like should, must and have to when giving some advice or talking about something that is necessary to do.

You fi come before 12 man. (Should)

She fi buy you a nice ride for the summer. (Must)

They fi open back school before the end of the month.

(Have to)

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 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

Deven

Deven contraction of does not even or don't even in the Jamaican dialect.

She deven like the girl from over Miss Janey's yard.

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021

Neven

Neven contraction of not even, doesn't even or don't even in the Jamaican dialect.

If you neven have a dollar, how come you want fi buy the man car?

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021

Ano

Jamaican way of saying ain't. (Non-standard)

Contraction Contraction of -Am not, are not, is not.

Ano Mary's phone. I(t)s mine.

(It ain't Mary's phone. It's mine).

Ano what you believe inna. A what you stand up for!

(It ain't what you believe in. It's what you stand up for).

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021

Redz

A lightskin male in Jamaica.

Female equivalent browning.

Yo, link redz 'bout the bike, bredda.

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021

Why fi that?

Why fi that is an expression in Jamaica that questions why a person is doing something, usually seen as inappropriate weird or not accepted by the circle of people he/she's in surrounded by. This is sometimes the response to a situation that has a double-entendre.

Why fi that?

Last night I went out and met this catty (a girl). She made me sniff her...

The dog come 'pon me back and me couldn't take it off. (Double entendre come and cum)
Why fi that?

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021