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Good manners

Having good manners, indicating that someone was raised well.

Patois: Dem yah nowadays pickney nuh hav nuh broughtupsy
English: These days, children have poor manners.

CopyCat

A person who imitates someone in order to adapt to the different trends in society.

Patois: Shi a follow fashion monkey, she si mi inna di red jeans and guh buy di same one
English: She’s a copycat, she saw me in the red jeans and went out and bought the same one

An expression of unity, similar to the term “one love”.

Patois: Wi need fi stop di fighting mi bredda, one love and one heart fi everybady
English: We need to stop the fighting my brother, one love and one heart for everybody

What's wrong with them

Patois: Wah duh dem? Everyting mi duh dem hav problem wid
English: What's wrong with them? Everything I do, they have a problem with.

Expression used to refer to one’s hometown or country, particularly in Jamaica. The literal translation is “Back at home”.

Patois: Back a yaad, wen mi did likkle, mi did haffi walk 2 mile guh a skool every day kaaz no kyar neva deh bout dem deh time deh.
English: Back in Jamaica, when I was little, I had to walk 2 miles to go to school every day because there were no cars around at that time.