bad things, misbehavior
Patois: Weh yuh pickup dah slackness deh
English: Where did you pickup that bad behavior
Sang expression used to described perverse behavior with sexual characteristics.
Patois: Shi a 15 and deh wid a man dat a 22, dat a slackness
English: She’s 15 and is with a man’s that 22 years old, that is unacceptable
batty bwoy , Blabba mout , Cut eye , Fiyah bun ,
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