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talk back

to respond to someone defiantly

Patois: Mi pickney dem tun teenagejah and start back talk mi
English: My children turned into teenagers and started to talk back to me

talk back

to respond to someone defiantly

Patois: Nuh back chat mi, yuh think mi an yuh a size ?
English: Do not talk back to me, do you think me and you are the same size?

backwards

Patois: Don’t move it frontway, move it backway
English: Don’t move it forward, move it backward

BMW

Slang term for a BMW motor vehicle.

Patois: Dem yah gyal yah only drive inna bad man wagon
English: These girls only drive in BMWs.

A location where healing rituals are practice using obeah or other forms of dark magic

Patois: Fram di adda day mi feel salt, mi ago a di balm yard fi a healing
English: From the other day I’ve been feeling bad lucky, I’m going to the balm yard for a healing