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Aircake

Jamaican slang (humorous) no food, usually used as answer to the question what yah gonna eat?

The idea is about a cake made from air, that one cannot see.

What are you gonna have for lunch today?

Aircake!

by Tropical Rythms December 15, 2021


Kick back

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.

by Tropical Rythms December 13, 2021


Ano

Jamaican way of saying ain't. (Non-standard)

Contraction Contraction of -Am not, are not, is not.

Ano Mary's phone. I(t)s mine.

(It ain't Mary's phone. It's mine).

Ano what you believe inna. A what you stand up for!

(It ain't what you believe in. It's what you stand up for).

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021


Banger phone

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.

by Tropical Rythms October 11, 2019

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Redz

A lightskin male in Jamaica.

Female equivalent browning.

Yo, link redz 'bout the bike, bredda.

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021


Neven

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?

by Tropical Rythms December 10, 2021


Boots

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

by Tropical Rythms December 12, 2021