Greedy Person
A slang expression used to refer to a greedy person.
Patois: Wah mek yuh haffi nyam off alla di food? mi neva know seh yuh a bong belly pickney
English: Why did you have to eat all of the food? I didn’t know you were a greedy person.
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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