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rough up

To treat someone in a violent manner

Patois: Di police cum inna mi house and bad mi up
English: The police came into my house and roughed me up

Take away yourself

A slang expression used to indicate that one should remove themselves from a situation or location.

Patois: Yuh need fi tek weh yuself fram yah suh
English: You need to take away yourself from here.

America

Patois: Mi mada deh cum from Merika next week
English: My mother is coming from America next week

Jamaican Patois (also known as “Patwa” or “Patwah”) is the language that is spoken by most Jamaicans. Jamaican Patois is a combination of an English based Creole language and West African based languages. Jamaican Creole came into existence as a medium for the slaves and their masters to communicate.

Patois: Mi know how fi chat patwah
English: I know how to speak patois

Blabbermouth

Slang expression for a person who talks excessively

Patois: Mi neva know seh Trevor did a lippy lippy
English: I never knew that Trevor was a blabbermouth