Meagre in Jamaican dialect means having little flesh, thin, slim.
In use since
1597, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 1, 1843, William Shakespeare, Samuel Weller Singer (notes), Charles Symmons (life), The Dramatic Works and Poems, Volume 2, page 462,
⦠meagre were his looks; / Sharp misery had worn him to the bones:
Also used in British and Candadian dialects but rare.
Pronounced mahga in the Caribbean.
Gal, you meagre like a broom stick.
Look pon you too how yah meagre and tough!
Jamaican slang for relaxing: chilling
Origin :kick back North American to relax, or enjoy oneself.
Kick back-
I'm just home with me baby mother a kickback. Is so me spend my evenings.
A Jamaican way of calling a chick who isn't too fat or too slim.
Origin : from thick +er (girls)
Hey, thicaz you need a man inna your life?
Jamaican miild swear term used mostly out of surprise.
Possibly Origin from kiss my arse (or a body part)
Kiss me neck! The man crashed, now he's dead!
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Neven contraction of not even, doesn't even or don't even in the Jamaican dialect.
If you neven have a dollar, how come you want fi buy the man car?
Jamaican slang for condom.
(Only used in plural only) -boots
Origin from boots : Heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
The third leg of a man is often referred to as his penis and it also has its own boots (a condom).
As a man, you have fi always keep a box of boots in your car
Jamaican slang
A cheap phone that cannot access the internet. Or use apps like whatsapp etc.
Some say, it's still good to have a banger phone, even if you have a smartphone.
Digicel just released some new bangers 'pon the market.
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