Trending Words on Jamaican Patwah

What tastes good to a goat will later upset his stomach

This suggests that the things that seem fine to you now can hurt you later.

Everywhere I turn, I'm poked by torns

Everywhere I go, I encounter obstacles

Birthday

Patois: Happy Earthstrong mi bredah
English: Happy birthday my brother

What’s wrong with them

Patois: Wah do dem? Everything mi duh dem hav a problem wid
English: What’s wrong with them? Everything I do they have a problem with

cloth

a cloth which can be used to make a dress

Patois: Him go use a claat
English: He is going to use a cloth

schooler

Patois: Di skoolah dem nah act rite
English: The schoolers aren't acting right

Everything is just great.

Jamaican expression used to state that everything is ok

(patois) ”Sistren, how yu do?” all fruits ripe
(english) "Sister, how are you doing?” everything is just great

sweetheart

someone special

Patois: Him a mi boonoonoonoos
English: He's my sweetheart

together

Two people in a relationship together

Patois: Mi neva know seh Cristine and yuh did deh
English: I did not know that Cristine and you were together

I'm a player

Slang expression used to state that one is skilled at manipulating and seducing women.

Patois: Man a gallis, mi hav gal inna every location weh mi guh
English: I'm a player, I have girls in every location that I go

Torment

Patois: Afta years a taament, she finally leff har husband
English: After years of torment, she finally left her husband

Vampire

Someone who declares himself Rastafarian but don't care about the rules of the Rastafari.

Patois: Mi nuh like dem vampaya.
English: I don't like the ones who don't care about Rastafari rules.

Patois: Bun dung all a di vampaya.
English: Burn all of the people who breaches Rastafari rules.