Jamaicans are fond of speaking interesting and attention-drawing words
Slavery in the New World meant that different tribes and people from different geographical regions found themselves in the diaspora where they were forced to create a common tongue to communicate.
This they did very successfully leading to creole languages and patois in the case of Jamaica, a language of rich hybridization.
As if speaking a common tongue was not enough for the majority of African descendants, they created and shared the most interesting slangs and sayings that any country in the world can create.
I believe we should share them with the world because they are not only unusual and unique but can be whimsical and even aggressive.
Below are some of the words or sayings that make the way Jamaicans speak interesting and attention-drawing:
Jamaican slangs or sayings and their meanings
Wicked – nice, exceptional, beautiful, great, good
Belly bottom — meaning the abdomen
Foot bottom – Sole of the feet
Eyeball — eye
Gallist – Womaniser
Mackerel – lean or slim
Headboy – A man with a large head
Fattist – A very fat man
Battyman – Homosexual
Sodomite – A lesbian or transgender
Cyclops – A one eyed person
Hang pon nail — lumpen or undesirable person
Sketel – person of disrepute
Friars – A coward
Shotta – A gunman , especially an Inner city gunman
Party tun up – The party is great
Shell Down the party – enjoy the party to the fullest
Batta – abuse
Wata – water
Magre – meagre
Cabbage – Money
Blacka – A very dark complexioned man
Grun – Farm
Rass – ass
Big up – Hail or give respect
Frigga – Bad person
Eat under table – To participate in oral sex
Stuff out – to murder or kill
Johncrow – a disreputable person
