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high sin

Locally famous or renowned.

hol your moda ass

Disrespectful exclamation telling the target to have sexual relations with their mother.

jackcanass

Someone who is stupid / funny

jackfruit

The tree and fruit of Artocarpus heterophyllus. It is related to the breadfruit and breadnut. The tree produces the worlds largest tree borne fruit -

jah

A Rastafarian name for Former Ethiopian ruler Emperor Haile Selassie

jam pack

Crowded or filled to capacity.

jamet

A promiscuous woman.

jimbilin

The tree and fruit of Phyllanthus acidus. The intermediate sized tree produces small, flattened, multi-lobed, berries with a high acid content. The ta

jumbee

Ghost or spirit of a dead person or animal

kashima

An edible round, ovoid, or cone shaped fruit around 6-10 cm in diameter, with a lumpy skin. The skin colour changes from bright green to a pale whitis

kenep

Melicoccus bijugatus; Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is relat

kixx

To laugh or joke about.

labass

A garbage dump

ladjables

Translated as ‘female devil’ from French, La Diablesse is a Caribbean Folklore Character who was born human but her dealings with the devil have made

lazar

Iguana

likkle

Little; Small; Tiny

limin

To hang out. To pass time idly.

mammy

Mommy; Mother

mamon

An edible round, ovoid, or cone shaped fruit around 6-10 cm in diameter, with a lumpy skin. The skin colour changes from bright green to a pale whitis

manicou

The common opossum, also known as the southern or black-eared opossum, or sometimes just possum, is a type of marsupial. It lives in a wide area that

mimbre

The fruit and tree of Averrhoa bilimbi. A relative of the carambola or star fruit, the tree produces an edible, green, five pomed, cucumber like fruit

moko jumbee

Stilt dancers in an African tradition carried over into carnival. Their costumes represent beings from the realm of the dead

mountain chicken

The Giant Ditch Frog is an endangered species of frog native to many of the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean, such as Dominica, Montserrat and

muddascunt

An exclamation of shock, surprise, anger, or frustration.

mumu

A mute; Someone who cannot speak

nature isle

Nickname for Dominica based on the country's lush scenery, rain forests, and rich biodiversity

noh tru?

Literally means, "right"?

obeah

Folk magic, sorcery, and religious practices derived from Central and West African origins. The practice is often associated with evil or black magic,

okro

A green fruit bearing on plants up to 6 ft tall. The fruit are fingerlike with a pentagonal cross section and taper to a long point. It is often cooke

ole

Old. Elderly.