Ice pop
A frozen flavored treat
Patois: Buy a kisko fi cool yuh dung.
English: Buy an ice pop to cool you down.
Kidnapper
A mythical figure said to capture souls
Patois: Mama tell wi fi stay 'way from di black heart man.
English: Mom tells us to stay away from the kidnapper.
There it is
Used when pointing out a location
Patois: It nuh deh round deh suh, seet deh
English: It’s not around there, there it is
Supervisor
A person who supervises a person or an activity
Patois: Di supavisa a mek sure evriting a run smooth.
English: The supervisor is making sure everything is running smoothly.
Go-getter
Someone who is ambitious and goes after what they want
Patois: She a real steppa, always a move up.
English: She’s a real go-getter, always moving up.