We don't play hockey, we eat ackee


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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.

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Bukki Marshall
13 years ago

Ackee and Saltfish is jamaica's national dish so as Shabba Ranks says ;- We dont play hockey, we eat ackee. (Now you get it eh?)

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Bobzy
9 years ago

Are you Nigerian