Definitions submitted by anonymous

DJ battle

A competition between DJs playing different music sets

Patois: Di soundclash last night did epic!
English: The DJ battle last night was epic!

Birth certificate

An official document recording a person’s birth

Patois: Yuh haffi carry yuh age paper to di interview.
English: You have to bring your birth certificate to the interview.

Spiritualist

A witchdoctor or spiritualist

Patois: Di suun man can communicate wid di ancestors.
English: The spiritualist can communicate with the ancestors.

Dusk

The time just before night

Patois: Duss a fall, time fi go home.
English: Dusk is falling, time to go home.

Stepfather

A man who is married to one’s mother after the death or divorce of one’s father

Patois: Mi step fada tek mi tuh di park.
English: My stepfather took me to the park.