| Ar’ight: |
Hi, goodbye, thanks, yes |
| Ba’
na or barna: |
one’s behind |
| Booboo: |
a stupid person |
| Chainy: |
a fragment of china or pottery |
| Cheez
an bread: |
an exclamation used to denote
surprise |
| Chups: |
the sound of sucking teeth,
shows displeasure or disbelief |
| Conch: |
local shellfish, pronounced
conk
|
| Crucian: |
a native of St. Croix |
| Cruzan: |
the rum from St. Croix |
| Dem: |
them, they, more than one,
i.e. mongoose dem |
| Eh eh: |
an exclamation denoting surprise
or concern, followed by “well, me God!” |
| Fungi: |
boiled cornmeal, a popular
native food |
| Gel: |
girl |
| Irie: |
all good, happiness |
| Limin: |
relaxing |
| Mash
up: |
destroy |
| Mocko
jumbi: |
a masquerader on wooden stilts |
| Soon
come: |
it will happen soon |
| Souse: |
boiled pork with lime and pepper
sauce |
| Sweet-eye: |
to wink at someone |
| Tanks: |
thank you |
| Titi
bread: |
small local bread with two
pointed ends |
| Go
To Top |
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