Definitions submitted by anonymous

Vagina

A slang expression used to refer to the female sexual organ; the vagina.

Patois: It seem like seh har glamity deh control mi
English: It seems as if her vagina is controlling me.

Expression used to refer to a person of Asian descent

Patois: Mi buy eh dung a Miss Lee shop
English: I bought it down buy the Chinese woman shop

A ghost that appears as a red eyed bull that hauls heavy chains behind it and haunts the earth at night

Patois: When mi did a pickney, one night mi hear some heavy chain deh lick dung behind mi and when mi look round mi si waah rolling calf. Mi run roun di yard fi two hour deh scream. .
English: When I was a child, one night I heard some heavy chains falling down behind me and when I look around I saw a rolling calf. I ran around the yard for two hours screaming

Mermaid

Term used to refer to a mermaid. The literal translation is “River Mother”.

Patois: Dem seh riva muma nuh real but mi still believe inna it
English: They say mermaids aren’t real but I still believe in it

Black Magic

Term used to refer to sorcery or black magic

Patois: Mi nuh really believe inna di science ting but it seem as if sumady obeah mi
English: I don’t really believe in the black magic thing but it seems as if somebody has cast a spell on me