Definitions submitted by CongoKalungaGangalee

Ghetto or slum

A deprived area or a slum.

Patois: Mi deh yah pon di gully side
English: I'm in the ghetto

Chewing stick

This is a piece of stick extracted from timber. It's cut into sizeable pieces making it easy to be put into mouth and chewed. It's mostly used by the elderly as a tooth cleaner in Africa.

Patois: Mi wuk up dis mawnin an see mi nana deh chow im atoo
English: I woke up this morning and saw my grandma chewing my chewing stick

Mud or muddy

Mud or muddy

Patois: Di rain ah mek di grung poto poto
English: The rain is making the ground muddy

Lie.

An idea which is a lie or false.

Patois: Dem nuh gwaan gi yuh nuh ting, ah dibbi dibbi ting
English: They are not going to give you anything, it's a lie

It's time to go to sleep.

A term used when one wants to sleep, usually after staying awake for a long time.

Patois: Ah time I man guh wul ah sleep
English: It's time for me to go to sleep.