Definitions of "Back a Yard"
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Back a Yard
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DefinitionExpression used to refer to one’s hometown or country, particularly in Jamaica. The literal translation is “Back at home”.
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Example SentencesPatois: Back a yaad, wen mi did likkle, mi did haffi walk 2 mile guh a skool every day kaaz no kyar neva deh bout dem deh time deh.
English: Back in Jamaica, when I was little, I had to walk 2 miles to go to school every day because there were no cars around at that time. -
Related WordsAll fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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posted by anonymous on April 19, 2014
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