Jamaica
noun
A marketplace or street vendor
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Remy Free
10 years ago

Possibly related the English verb: haggle - meaning to barter

Jamaica
Jamaica
Bobby
3 years ago

Higglering is a Jamaican term that denotes the informal economic activity of small-scale street vending dating back to the days of slavery, and is dominated by black, lower class Jamaican women. Higglering is generally perceived as a low status, illegitimate or illegal occupation among many Jamaicans, and higglers have been constructed as deviants in the public imagination.

Jamaica
Jamaica
Tania
last year

Higgle means to bargain over the price of something. The person who bargains is a higgler who is higglering his or her goods.