Quick-tempered person
Someone who gets angry quickly
Patois: Di hot head bwoy always inna trouble.
English: The quick-tempered boy is always in trouble.
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Slang term for a person that gets angry or agitated very easily. This person normally let their emotion gets the best of them and as a result, fights a lot and screams very loudly in front of people. In movies, characters with this type of personality are always the first to die.
Patois: Di hot head dem start a war inna di club yestideh
English: The hot tempered persons started a fight in the club yesterday.
Hot Steppa , Baby mada , Bad man , Bait ,
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