Give Props / Respect
A popular phrase used to show respect, give praise, or offer a greeting or shout-out. It’s a way of acknowledging someone in a positive light, whether for their achievements, character, or just to show love and appreciation.
Patois: Big up all di real one dem!
English: Shout-out to all the real ones!
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
Wah gwaan -English Translation - What’s going on or what’s up - Definition Pronounced as “waa gwaan”, the literal translation is “what’s going on” but when used as a greeting, it can also mean “What’s up”. Different variation of “Wah gwaan” may be used but they all have the same meaning. These include; wah deh gwaan, whatta gwaan or waguan (pronounced wa-goo-ahn)
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To express admiration or respect
Patois: We haffi big up di musicians dem.
English: We have to show respect to the musicians.
Bashment , Chune , Mash up di place , No woman no cry ,
Thumbs up/ Props
To give thumbs up, respect or admiration
Patois: Big up mi chargie fi yuh outstanding performance
English: Thumbs up my friend for your outstanding performance
to give respect
Patois: Mi haffi big up Brian fi everything him duh fi wi
English: I have to give respect to Brian for everything he has done for us
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
Give respect
To give respect or props to someone
Patois: Mii hav fi big up frisdolla fi everything him duh fi mi
English: I have to give respect to frisdolla for everything he did for mi
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Backside , Bad like yaz ,
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