Trending Words on Jamaican Patwah

Oil

(patois) gimmie di cookin aile.
(english) give me the cooking oil.

To expose someone's dirty or bad business

Patois: My yute, why u waah loud up di thing?
English: Dude, why do you want to expose me?

Jamaica

Slang term for Jamaica similar to “Jamrock” or “Jamdown”

Patois: Mi ago pan vacation inna Jamdung
English: I am going on vacation in Jamaica

What the f**k

Patois: Wah di raas! Sumady teif mi bloodclaat kyar
English: What the f**k! Someone stole my f**king car

Mild curse word used when one is frighten

Patois: Bloodseed! A weh dat cum fram?
English: What the hell! Where did that come from?

D**khead

Derogatory term for someone who is irritating, annoying or strongly disliked

Patois: Di fassy just ran into mi kyar
English: The d**khead just ran into my car

okay

Patois: Mi nuh hav much fi complain bout caw mi life irie
English: I don't have much to complain about because my life is okay

look

To watch or look at someone or something

Patois: Kuu pan dis video, it maad
English: Look at this video, it's awesome

Rastafarian

Slang expression used to refer to a persons that wears dreadlocks and is a Rastafarian

Patois: When did yuh become a rasta?
English: When did you become a Rastafarian?

right here

the exact place where the object is

Patois: Yuh affi seh wah wi gwine duh yahso

English: You have to say what we are going to do here.

Masturbate

Slang expression used to refer to when a male plays with himself(masturbates)

Patois: Yuh need fi guh find a gyal and tap fram back yuh fist everyday
English: You need to go find a girl and stop masturbating everyday

Worthless Person

Derogatory expression used to refer to someone that comes from the lower class section of the population. Additionally this term can also be used to describe anyone that possess the following characteristics; worthlessness, has no potential, has no priority or goal in life. Cruffs are generally looked down upon by the rest of the population.

Patois: Mi cyaan belive seh him drop outta college and tun inna cruff
English: I can’t believe that he dropped out of college and turn into a worthless person