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washbelly
The last child for a woman.
person
washout
A substance ingested as a purgative or for detoxification.
washover
Fake gold
wassy
Full of spirit and fight
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waste man
A useless person. One who is a "waste of space".
wat a stress
An expression indicating some combination of shock, surprise or bemusement.
watchnight
A late night church service to usher in the new year.
water coconut
A young coconut where the flesh has not completely hardened.
food
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wattle and daub
A style of building construction where walls are made from slats of bamboo or other wood and coated with mud or clay.
We don't play hockey, we eat ackee
A funny bit of wordplay by deejay Shabba Ranks that depends on the overlapping pronunciations of 'ackee' (the food) and 'hockey' (the game). This pronunciation overlap is made stronger (and funnier) with the additional context that some Jamaicans have a tendency to add an intrusive 'h' at the start of words beginning with vowels and some Jamaicans have a tendency to drop the leading 'h' in words.
proverb
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weak laka rat
To be as weak as a rat or mouse. To be extremely weak.
weedhead
One who is addicted to marijuana.
person
well
Very. In the fullest sense.
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Wen yu gwine knock anansi memba di wall
When you try to hurt another be sure you aren't hurting yourself.
proverb
wet sugar
Unrefined sugar that has not been completed separated from the molasses. The sugar retains moisture and a deep brown colour.
food
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wha
That or What
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wha de gwaan
What's up? Whats going on? What is happening?
Wha nu kill fatten
That which does not destroy you makes you stronger
proverb
wha sweet nanny goat ago run him belly
That which causes merriment and pleasure now will cause grief and sorrow later.
what a prekeh
An expression indicating some combination of shock, surprise or bemusement.
What is joke to bwoy is death to frog.
One person's fun and games may have serious consequences for another.
proverb
whatlef
Leftovers
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whe
Where
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whe goat do, kid falla
Children invariably adopt all the bad attributes of their parents.
proverb
wheel an come again
To try again but with better or more convincing effort
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when ashes cold dog sleep de
Circumstances change.
proverb
When bull foot bruk, im nyam wid monkey
Misfortune or harsh time creates unlikely companionships
proverb
When cloud shado come, sun nu set
One rough time does not mean all hope is lost
proverb
When coco ripe it mus bus
All will be revealed when the time is right.
proverb
when eskimo have money him buy fridge
People with too much money spend it on unnecessary things.
proverb
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