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kinaki

Idiot or simpleton; A stupid person

king

Term used by males to address each other

kiss teet

A sucking noise made with the tongue pressed against the teeth used to express annoyance, frustration, or contempt.

kitibu

A firefly; A beetle that produces a blinking yellow, orange, or red light via bioluminescence.

kreng kreng

A basket used to hold meat for smoking and preservation

kumina

Revivalism is a Jamaican religion that is a blend of Baptist, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Pentecostal beliefs and practices with modified Af

labba labba

Gossip. Idle talk, rumours, or salacious news about the private affairs of others.

labba mout

One who talks a lot or too much

labourite

A member or supporter of the Jamaica Labour Party.

labrish

Gossip. Idle talk, rumours, or salacious news about the private affairs of others.

laka

Like. Resembling in appearance or character. Similar to.

lame

Silly, stupid, non-sensical

lanky la la

One who is extremely tall and skinny.

lass

Machete. A large flat bladed knife used for agricultural and utilitarian purposes. It is often the weapon of choice for violent encounters.

lastic

A game played with rubber bands where the object is to capture as many of the opponents' rubber bands as possible. Players stand facing a wall or othe

laylay

To loiter or procrastinate. To waste time.

leggins

A bundle of carrots, pumpkin, turnips, and other ingredients packaged to make a single pot of soup.

leggo

To let go

leggo beas

One who acts wild, rambunctious or unruly like a an animal (beast) recently let go from confinement

leggobeast

One who acts in a wild or uncontrollable manner.

lemo

A limousine

liad

A liar. One who is prone to falsehood and fabrication.

licky licky

The propensity to greedily eat anything, without discrimination or regard for the source or origin of the food, the present location, or the nature of

likkle

Little; Small; Tiny

Likkle alligator tun big alligator

Don't expect children to be better than, or different from, their parents.

likkle more

Goodbye. See you later.

lime wash

Lemonade

little tom fool

The Sad Flycatcher (Myiarchus barbirostris) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropi

locust

Inga feuilleei is a legume that produces a podded fruit with a smooth textured, sweet, edible white pulp surrounding the seeds.

logga head

Idiot or simpleton; A stupid person