Okapi knife
A folding pocket knife with a wooden blade and a ratcheting mechanism for locking
Patois: Di police tek weh mi ratchet
English: The Police took away my pocket knife.
Gun
Slang expression for a gun
Patois: Mi bring mi tool anyweh mi go
English: I bring my gun anywhere I go
Slingshot
Patois: Mi deh guh bird hunting; weh mi catapul deh?
English: I’m going bird hunting; where is my slingshot?
Machete
Slang term for a machete. The literal translation is “cutlass”.
Patois: Mi need yuh fi sharpen mi lass
English: I need you to sharpen my machete
Booty shorts
"Pum Pum Shorts" are tight-fitting, very short shorts that often expose the legs and part of the buttocks. The term comes from the slang “pum pum”, which is a patois word for female genitals, so the phrase implies that the shorts are short enough to almost reveal that area.
Patois: Look pan di gyal dem inna dem pum pum shorts
English: Look at the girls in their booty shorts