beanie
A deep woolen hat, normally used by Rastafarians to cover their locks.
Patois: Di place full a dust, pass mi di tam fi cova mi locks dem.
English: The place is dusty, pass me the beanie to cover my dreadlocks.
Don /top ranking gangster
Patois: Yestideh mi did si di natch dem
English: Yesterday I saw the gangsters
meditate
Patois: Sit dung silent an Iditate bout di problem.
English: Sit down silently an meditate about the problem.
Bust a cap
To fire a gun
Patois: Yow!! run fram deh suh, Shotta dem cap a shot.
English: Hey!! run from there, Gangsters are firing their guns
palaver
To converse about in a verbose manner.
Patois: Nuh man nuh fi palaava bout di matta.
English: No one is to converse about the matter