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Verb: Having an understanding of what is being said to the highest degree.
Dawg mi ovas man, deven haffi seh fawty.
Ovas by The Grime Minister June 26, 2022
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Jamaican for "understand". Used exclusively by jamaicans, unlike other jamaican english words.
"Aight, wog 1 fred"
"Don u ovastan man, i dun wanna talk to yuh anymoh"
"I don't geh woh der is to ovastan"

Translation:

"Alright, how are you fred? What's up?"
"Don't yuou understand, i don't want to talk to you anymore!"
"I don't get what there is to understand"
ovastan by VizKid September 7, 2007
Tending to intrude on a person's thoughts or privacy, but when done by a person with ovaries.
Amanda: “I’m not trying to be ovasive, but I’m wondering why you drink so much.”

Natasha: “Don’t you mean invasive?”

Amanda: “It’s ovasive when you’re a woman.”
Ovasive by WayneKoalaFace May 18, 2019
Is a person that doesn't like to work. He comes in at 12pm takes a 3 hour lunch and surfs the web or watches TV for the rest of the work day. When asked if he can do you a favor he sais he is to bussy. He always complains that he has to much work and no help. Lazy, Whiner, Complainer, Fussy.
He is such and Ovaska he never works.

Stop being an Ovaska and get to work.
Ovaska by GCO@ November 26, 2010
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

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