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Jamaican dialect
Refers to something or someone who is genuine or sincere.
Origin
From the Latin bonā fidē, the ablative case of bona fidēs.
She a my bona fide.
That's my bona fide friend right there.
A Jamaican affectionate way to refer to a white person.
Hey whitey, you want any weed to buy?
I man want a real whitey in I man life. Yah nah I mean?
Vittle - (prounced with a hard sound between b and v) refers to food in rural parts of Jamaica.
In some dialect on the island, the tt's become kk.
Origin from (archaic) victuals - food fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption.
1860: William Carleton, Tales & Stories of the Irish Peasantry
...Balgruntie was bent on makin' the attempt, especially after he heard that the castle was well vittled, an' indeed he was meritoriously joined by his men, who piously licked their lips on hearin' of such glad tidin's.
One thing yah know, Marcia loves the vittle.
Yah go to the nine-nights later? Whole heap of vittle (is) over there.
One bag of something (non-standard) refers to a huge amount of something, or a whole heap/lot of something in the Jamaican dialect. It's use is not just limited to things. It can be used with people or even animals.
In colloquial speech the word of is elided and becomes identical to 'a/ah.
One bag of ants outside under the bench.
One bag of unknown numbers keep calling me.
One bag of hungry-belly pickneys live over Miss Janey yard.
(Jamaican)
Usually refers to a concoction or drink that is believed to help males achieve the ultimate symbol of stereotypical masculinity: virility and sexual prowess.
Every weekend, my boo and I make a strong-back drink. We need our alone time to have fun after a long week of work.
Sense 1:
The Erebid moth (Ascalapha odorata) which is also known as Black Witch, Sorrow moth, and Mourning moth, is called Duppy Bat in Jamaica.
Origin : circa 18th century. From bvb dupe or Akan adɔpe; a ghost or spirit.
The bat is believed to be the spirit of a deceased person in the manifestation of a bat. It is usually not at rest and has returned as a harbinger or to live in its abode among its old family and friends.
Sense 2: a silly person; an idiot
Nuff duppy bats live in the abandoned house.
Last night a duppy bat flew inside the house. The entire place was turned upside down.
Cho! A duppy bat, that. (That is a duppy bat) sense 2.
Jamaican
Non-standard rural dialect
Evolved from the sense of being smacked by one's dad to the point where one falls over.
To somersault or fall over
Origin from keel over, kin over in Jamaican Patois + from papa's lick or smack
The lil gal kin pupalick off of the wall and hurt her knee.