Definitions submitted by anonymous

Trickster

Someone who is cunning, often in the context of money or business

Patois: Watch him, him a real ginnal when it come to money.
English: Watch him, he’s a real trickster when it comes to money.

Firefly

A Jamaican term for firefly.

Patois: Peenie wallie dem a blink inna di dark.
English: The fireflies are blinking in the dark.

Replay

To stop and replay a track from the beginning.

Patois: Dah song deh sweet, pull up!
English: That song is sweet; replay it!

Marijuana

Urban slang for marijuana or ganja

Patois: Pass di collie, mi bredren.
English: Pass the marijuana, my friend.

Spider

A trickster figure in Jamaican folklore.

Patois: Anansi stories full up di place.
English: Spider stories are everywhere.