A
a, (v) 1. is, are [e.g. dat 'a' di key .. that is the key] 2. it's ['a' time we lef..
it's time we leave] 3. of
acre, (n) colloq. residence, where you live.
ants inna yuh milk, slang. your partner is being sexually unfaithful.
a so, colloq. 1. is that so (?) 2. it's so. [e.g. if 'a so' den 'a so' ... if 'it's so'
then 'it's so']
a tal, colloq. at all.
a wha, [sometimes spelled 'a wah,], colloq. what is it (?)

B
Babylon, colloq. 1. oppressive authority figures (i.e. police and government)
2. bad place.
badda, (adj) worse, more bad (than)
badman, (n) thug.
badmind, slang. a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by
another's better fortune.
balance, colloq. set it straight.
base, (n) permanent location, (see also ends).
bere, slang. a lot of, plentiful.
betta, colloq. better
bibow, colloq. shout out, send greetings to
big up, slang. shout out, send greetings to.
bill back, slang. back to foundation.
billias, slang. crazy.
blem up, (v). to mix.
bloodclaat, colloq. expletive.
bodda, colloq. bother.
bomboclaat, colloq. expletive.
bredda, colloq. brother.
bredrin, colloq. friend.
bruk, (v) to break.
bruk out, colloq. wild out, break out.
bubble, (v) to the wine the waistline, dance closely with someone.
bun, colloq. burn (i.e. often figuratively in opposition to a certain issue)
colloq. 2. [to give bun] be sexually unfaithfully to.
buss, (v) I. to break out, release
buss di place, slang. (see mash it up).
bwoy, (n) boy.

C
caan, (neg. v) cannot, unable to. [sometimes spelled 'cyaan']
craven, colloq. excessively greedy.
cyaad, (v) to make fun of, to jokingly insult, to roast.
chatta, (n) chatter.
chi chi, slang. a homosexual.
cooyah, slang. look here
coulda, could have.
cree, colloq. time out, pause, hold on.
crawesses, colloq. crosses, misfortune, bad lucie
cuss, (v) curse, argue.

D
dadz, (n) one who plays the father figure in the community.
dah, (adv) this.
dappa, (n) dignitary.
dat, (adv) that.
deejay, [also DJ] (n) a spoken word dancehall artiste.
deh, [also deh deh] 1. (adv) there. [e.g. "is who dat ova deh?" ... "who's over
there?"] 2. (adv) together, are involved. [used when referring to relationships
... e.g. she and him 'deh']
dehso, colloq. there. [e.g. ova 'dehso' .. over 'there']
deh yah, colloq. I'm here.
dem, (pron) them, they, those.
di, (adj) the.
dip, slang. to be deported.
dis, (adj) I. this. (v) 2. to disrespect.
dutty, colloq. dirty.

E
eat a food, slang. make money.
ends, colloq. home, familiar place.
enuff, colloq. enough.
ey, colloq. hey, hi, hello.

F
facety, slang. ill-mannered
fah, prep. for [sometimes spelled 'fa']
faas, colloq. inquisitive
fassy, (n) colloq. hater, bad person. [sometimes referred to as
'fassyhole,]
fenkeh fenkeh, slang. things not done right
fi, colloq. 1. for. 2. to. [e.g. tell dem gal deh 'fi' easy .. tell those
girls 'to' calm down]
fi mi, colloq. mine, my own, for me.
fi wha, [sometimes spelled 'fi wah'] colloq. for what, why.
flex, slang. [go pon a flex] to go out.
food, colloq. money, resources.
forward, slang. favourable response from a crowd to your performance.
frass, slang. stressed, rendered incapable by alcohol or other substances

G
gal, (n) girl. [sometimes spelled 'gyal']
galang, (v) go, go on, go ahead.
gal iss, (n) girls' man, philander, girls' pet.
gangalee, slang. warrior
gi, (v) to give.
gideon, colloq. I. confrontation 2. bad place.
ginnal, colloq. con artiste
grades, (n). marijuana.
guh, (v) go
gu gu, slang. fool, idiot.
gwaan, colloq. go on, go.
gweh, colloq. go away, move, be gone.

H
haffi, colloq. have to
head nuh good, slang. insane, crazy, mentally unstable.
hol heap a, slang. a lot of

I
inna, informal. in, into.
irie, slang. cool, relaxed, easy.

J
jook, (v) to poke, to hit, to have sex with.
juggling, colloq. to hustle or to work
jus, informal. just.

K
ketch, colloq. catch.
kibba yuh mouth, slang. shut your mouth
killa, (n) killer.

L
lata, informal. later.
lef, slang. left.
leg go, slang. let go, leave.
likkle, slang. little. also lilly, colloq. small, little bit
livity, colloq. lifestyle, life.
loose, colloq. morally lax.
luv, (n) (v) love.

M
maama man, slang. an effeminate male.
madda, informal. mother.
mampy, slang. overweight woman
mash it up, slang. literally or figuratively destroy.
matta, informal. matter.
mek, (v) to make.
mi, slang. I. me, I. 2. (adj) my.
mounta, amount of [e.g. di 'mounta' mix up .. the 'amount of' mix up]
muss, must.
mussi, slang. must be.

N
nah, (neg. v) not, no, won't. [sometimes spelled 'naw']
natty, slang. Rastafarian.
neva, informal. never.
no sah, colloq. no sir!! hell no!!
nuff, colloq. many, a lot.
nuh, colloq. don't, no, nutten, nothing.

O
okubit, slang. very little, very tight
ole, (adj) old.
ova, (adj) over.

P
par, slang. be associated with, sometimes in constant contact with.
passa passa, slang. gossip.
peaw peaw, slang. soft
pengeleng, slang. male genitalia.
penny, (v) to watch, to ogle, to pay attention to.
phat, slang. sexy, voluptuous.
pickney, (n) child, youngster.
pon, (prep) on something, atop.
poop, colloq. to emit wind from the anus
pop-down, slang. flop, failure.
pre, (v) to think about, to meditate on something.
prekeh, colloq. suss
propa, slang. proper.
pull it, slang. request to play a song (which is currently playing) from the beginning. [this usually occurs after the Dj receives a forward from the crowd]
pum pum, slang. female genitalia.
punaany, slang. vagina.
pussyhole, (n) I. see pum pum (n) 2. see fassy

Q
quickie, (n) sexual intercourse (under 5 mins).

R
raa raa, slang. simulation of a semi automatic gun being fired 1'1'1'1', slang. [usually not clearly articulated] used to summarise sentences or replace obvious words.
raasclaat, colloq. expletive.
ragga, 1. a name for dancehall music in most parts of Europe. 2. anything or anyone who is rugged.
raggamuffin, (n) a person who has a rugged look or outlook, a rebel.
ras, (n) Rastaman, Rastafarian.
ratings, slang. respect.
reverence, (n). meditation.
riddim, colloq. rhythm.
ruff. slang. rough.

S
sah, colloq. sir.
seh, (v) I. to say (adv) 2. that [e.g. tell dem seh .. tell them that]
sell off, slang. good.
sen, (v) to send.
set a way, slang. something is not right.
set it, slang. set the standard or foundation.
shoob, slang. to push
sinting, (n) something.
sitten, (n) something.
sketel, (n) a whore, an unwanted female.
slap, (n) to have sex with, to hit.
shotta, (n) gunman, marksman.
shoulda, colloq. should have.
supp'im, (n) something.
suss, slang. idle talk, groundless rumor.

T
tek, (v) to take.
tek weh yuhself, slang. removing oneself li'om harm!ul or emharrassing situations
ting, (n) thing.
tink, slang abbr. I. stink 2. think
titi, slang. nipple, woman's breast
toppa toppa, slang. cream of the crop, creme de la creme, top of
the top, number one.
true, slang. because [e.g. 'true' dem a fight wi .. 'because' they are fighting us]
tuff, slang. I. tough 2. good
tuffest, slang. I. toughest 2. best.
tun, colloq. turn
tush, slang. have a bad sexual performance.
twang, (n). the resultant sound of the mixture of a foreign accent mimicked by a Jamaican national and patois . usu the accent is either American or British.

U
unnu, slang. y'all.

W
waan, (v) to want.
whappy back, slang. come back
watch face, slang. care. [e.g. wi nuh 'watch face' .. we don't care']
weh, colloq. where.
weh a, slang. that is [e.g. any bwoy 'weh a' .. any boy that is]
wha, [sometimes spelled 'wah,] what.
wha'pen, colloq. what happen (?)
wi, (pron) I. we. (v) 2. will
wid, colloq. with.
wordically, slang. using plain words.

Y
yagga yo, slang. shout out, [sometimes used to bring attention to youselfJ
yah, colloq. here.
yahso, slang. right here,
yeh, colloq. yeah, yes.
yuh, colloq. you, your.
yuh nuh, slang. you understand me (?)
yuh see it, slang. you understand me (?)
yuzimi, slang. you understand me (?)
yute, (n) youth.

Z
zeen, slang. ok, cool.