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Jamaica
Jamaica
big up
To pay respect to. To give props to.
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Jamaica
big yard
A multi-family housing arrangement consisting of many substandard dwellings packed closely on a single plot of land. Dwellings often share resources such as running water and toilets.
Jamaica
bigga heads
Superiors - the bosses or people in charge
Jamaica
bigger heads
A person of higher standard or class rank based mainly on job title or achievements
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Jamaica
bill
Machete. A large flat bladed knife used for agricultural and utilitarian purposes. It is often the weapon of choice for violent encounters.
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Jamaica
billious
Light headedness, headache, and stomach gas caused by hunger
Jamaica
bills
Jamaican $100 banknote
money
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Jamaica
billyas
Light headedness, headache, and stomach gas caused by hunger
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Barbados
Belize
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
bine
To be constipated
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Jamaica
bingy
Slingshot. A projectile launching weapon made from a Y-shaped branch or piece of wood and elastic material. They are commonly used to hunt birds and other small game.
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Jamaica
bird hawk
The American Kestrel. A small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas.
animal
bird
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Jamaica
birth paper
Birth certificate.
Jamaica
birth tree
The tree under which one's umbilical cord is buried at birth
folklore
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
bissy
Kola nut. The dried nuts, particularly in grated form, are highly regarded for its medicinal properties. It is commonly used as an antidote for various types of poison and venomous insect bites
plant
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Jamaica
bit
Tight - as pertaining to the vagina.
sexual
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Jamaica
Bit bit mek poun
Small amounts will eventually add up
proverb
Belize
Jamaica
bitch lick
A violent, savage blow.
Bahamas
Belize
Jamaica
bitch up
To perform a task crudely or roughly without attention to quality or detail
Jamaica
bite an bun
Tiny reddish-orange ants with stings that cause intense burning sensations.
animal
Jamaica
bitter cassava
Bitter cassava used to make bread after the poisonous juices have been squeezed out.
Jamaica
black and white dance
A memorial dance held for a dead member of the Pocumina faith. Participants wear black and white.
Jamaica
Black bud say fi im pickny fus
Attend to your own affairs before the affairs of others.
proverb
Jamaica
black heart
Coldly cruel. Cold hearted
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Jamaica
black mango
A small, highly desired mango cultivar. The fruit is mostly green even when ripe - with some black spots. Occasionally some ripe fruit may have blushes of yellow. The skin is good tasting so they are often eaten without peeling.
food
fruit
plant
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Jamaica
black maria
A police van.
Jamaica
blacka
A very dark skinned individual.
person
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Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
blackbird
A grackle found throughout the greater antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all quiscalus grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird. the 27 cm long male is glossy black with a large tail; the 24 cm long female has a smaller tail and is similar in colour but less glossy than the male. It lives largely in heavily settled areas
animal
bird
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Jamaica
blackbud
A grackle found throughout the greater antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all quiscalus grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird. the 27 cm long male is glossy black with a large tail; the 24 cm long female has a smaller tail and is similar in colour but less glossy than the male. It lives largely in heavily settled areas
animal
bird
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Jamaica
blackie
A small, highly desired mango cultivar. The fruit is mostly green even when ripe - with some black spots. Occasionally some ripe fruit may have blushes of yellow. The skin is good tasting so they are often eaten without peeling.
food
fruit
plant
Jamaica
blacks
A very dark skinned individual.
person