Silly Person
an insult term for a silly or foolish person
Patois: Stop behaving like a silly person
English: Tap behave lakka mop head
Shove out
Patois: Shove out the garbage
English: Shub out di garbige
Jesus Christ/ Jesus Peas
An exclamation of shock, use interchangeably for “Jesus Christ”
Patois: Jeezam Peas! Wah wrang wid yuh todeh?
English: Jesus Christ! What’s wrong with you today?
go ahead and do your thing
Patois: Mi nah stap yuh, gwaan do yuh ting
English: I'm not stopping you, go ahead and do your thing
Flex
to show off or display one's wealth
Patois: Yuh hav money now? Mi si yuh a floss
English: Do you have money now? I see you flexing