Good Manners
Patois: Di pickney dem hab nuh broughtupsy
English: The children are mannerless
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
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to have good manners, indicating that someone was brought up well
Patois: Dem yah nowadays pickney nuh hav nuh broughtupsy
English: These nowadays children have poor manners
All fruits ripe , Babylon , Bad like yaz , Bashy ,
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