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Lord have mercy

Exclamation use for expressing annoyance or frustration.

Patois: Lawd a massi! Yu nuh see seh mi foot bruk
English: Lord have mercy! Don’t you see my leg is broken

Stay there

Patois: Tan deh suh until mi cum back
English: Stay right there until I come back

Mommy

A female parent, mother figure, or any woman of childbearing age

Patois: Mammy seh mi no fi eat nuff sweets
English: Mommy said I shoudn’t eat a lot of sweets

Mister Chin

Slang term used to refer to any person who appears to be of Chinese decent. This term is also used to refer to anyone who resembles persons from eastern Asia (Japan, Korea, Thailand etc…)

Patois: Missa Chin, mi tiad fi eat rice
English: Mister Chin, I’m tired of eating rice

Big bellied

Slang term used to describe a large stomach that hangs over the waist.

Patois: Mi have bang belly, Mi ago try get fit fi di summer
English: I have a large stomach, I’m going to try and get fit for the summer