197 results
Jamaica
labba mout
One who talks a lot or too much
person
Trinidad & Tobago
pannist
One who plays the steelpans.
Jamaica
prento
An apprentice. One who plays the role of a mentee, or one who is schooled or outranked in some skill, trade or sport
Jamaica
A nu same day leaf drop it rotten
One bit of misfortune does not mean total destruction
proverb
Jamaica
bag a wire
A traitor. One who betrays or sells out another.
Barbados
Better fish in di sea dan wha get ketch
There's always a better lover than your current one.
proverb
Jamaica
bwoy bwoy
One who acts in a childish or immature manner
person
Jamaica
Cockroach neva right before chicken
One will never be judged fairly by one's enemies.
proverb
Barbados
Crave all, get none at all
Excessive greed puts one in danger of losing everything.
proverb
Jamaica
ducta
A conductor. One who collects fares on public transportation.
person
Barbados
gully boar
One who acts in a classless or vulgar manner.
Jamaica
leggobeast
One who acts in a wild or uncontrollable manner.
Jamaica
Want all, lose all.
Excessive greed puts one in danger of losing everything.
proverb
Guyana
bad feelings
Nausea. A feeling like one is about to throw up.
Jamaica
Bud fly too faas, pass him nes
Excessive ambition puts one in danger of missing their goals
proverb
Belize
US Virgin Islands
check
To understand. To see or get what one is saying.
Jamaica
dryland tourist
One who effects an American accent without having visited America.
Grenada
freshwater yankee
One who effects an American accent without having visited America.
Jamaica
get rich an switch
To change one's previous behaviour after one has achieved success.
Belize
Jamaica
liad
A liar. One who is prone to falsehood and fabrication.
person
Jamaica
si mi
To understand. To see or get what one is saying.
Jamaica
unda mannas
Forced to behave by one with greater power or authority.
Jamaica
waste man
A useless person. One who is a "waste of space".
Jamaica
When cloud shado come, sun nu set
One rough time does not mean all hope is lost
proverb
Haiti
restavek
Poor youth who work as servants for wealthy families in exchange for food, shelter and the promise of educational opportunities. They are often subject to abuse and sometimes treated as slaves.
person
Jamaica
bredda ananci
A trickster; A con man. One who is untrustworthy and unreliable.
Jamaica
cha cha bwoy
A ladies man, particularly one with a reputation for dressing sharply.
person
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
cookup rice
A one-pot mixture of peas and rice, cooked with meat
food
Jamaica
ginnal
A trickster; A con man. One who is untrustworthy and unreliable.
person
Dominica
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
pelau
A one-pot mixture of peas and rice, cooked with meat
food
Jamaica
Play stone kill bud
One person's fun and games may have serious consequences for another.
proverb
Jamaica
prekeh
One who is naive, easily taken advantage of, or easily defeated.
person
Jamaica
samfi
A trickster; A con man. One who is untrustworthy and unreliable.
person
Trinidad & Tobago
smartman
A trickster; A con man. One who is untrustworthy and unreliable.
Trinidad & Tobago
toutoulbay
One who is naive, easily taken advantage of, or easily defeated.
Bahamas
vacky
One relocated from Britain to the Bahamas during World War 2.
Jamaica
What is joke to bwoy is death to frog.
One person's fun and games may have serious consequences for another.
proverb
Belize
Jamaica
backra
Any white person, particularly one in a position of power or authority.
person
Grenada
backra beke
Any white person, particularly one in a position of power or authority.
person
Belize
Bad ting neva got owner
No one wants to take responsibility for a mistake or bad situation
proverb