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Skinny

Expression use to describe someone or something that is skinny/thin. The literal translation for mawga would be “meagre”.

Patois: How yu get so mawga?
English: How did you get so skinny?

Buttocks

Slang expression use to refer to a woman’s buttocks/backside. The literal translation of “bumpa” is bumper

Patois: How cum da gal bumpa so big?
English: How come that girl buttocks so big?

Forehead

Patois: Mi lick up mi farrid
English: I hit my forehead

In Jamaican Patois, the term “foot” is used to refer to the legs, ankles or feet

Patois: Mi bruk mi foot laas week
English: I broke my leg last week

In Jamaican Patois, the term “hand” is used to refer to the hand or arm

Patois: Mi bruk mi hand pan Satday
English: I broke my arm on Saturday