Noun
The primary means of transportation for the
average impoverished Jamaican. That being
one's own legs.
Stemming from Jamaican
slang, "Legsus" is a combination of two words: "Lexus" and "legs".
The "Lexus" refers to a type of luxury
car, used in this context to represent wealth and possibly oppression.
The "legs", referring to the lower extremities of the body, represent an impoverished Jamaican's most available form of transportation.
The juxtaposition is characteristic of Jamaican patois, luxury and that which is available, represent the lot of the impoverished Jamaican.
In more modern usage, having a "Legsus" can be used to refer to situation where
one does not have access to a vehicle.
See also Babylon, Ten-Toe
Turbo and Rastafarianism.
(My best attempt at patois)
Person 1: Yuh
gat no cyar?
Person 2: Nuh, got me legsus.
(In plainer language)
Person 1: You don't possess a
car?
Person 2: No, I have
leg power.