Urban Dictionary: Definitions by Tropical Rythms

Cow cod

Cod - a small, pouch or bag (rare) the scrotum (also in plural).

In Jamaican this refers to the balls/scrotums of a cow.

Some like the good old cow cod soup and some don't.

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Teach

Colloquial way of referring to a female teacher in Jamaica.

Hey teach'. Can I drop the work off later?

Whagwan teach, you looking hot today, man!

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Whole heap of

Whole heap of/a - a lot of something, a ton of something

Term :Jamaican

Whole heap of people think aliens are living among us.

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Origin Jamaican

Bob Marley died from cancer.

Zeen?

Used to confirm that the listener understands what is being said.

Origin from seen

Bob Marley died from cancer. You see'it?

(Do you understand)

French equivalent - quoi filler.

Zeen or you see'it?

The cats died.

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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).

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A

In Jamaica a lot of word reduction takes place.

A used like this is usually a reduction from a longer sentence.

The use in non-standard.

A tree.

A one car that? Reduction inversion

Is that (one) a car?
A in most cases is used as a susbtitute for the third person singular- it is, she/he is.

Eg. A tree- Reduction from it is a tree.

A my girl, that. Reduction inversion from she is my girl (that one)
A Shensea. (Introduction)

My name is Shensea. I'm a woman, Shensea.

The I and a woman are removed and one is left with a + the name.

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