Trending Words on Jamaican Patwah

vexed / angry

Patois: Mi ben caw yuh deh run off yuh mouth bout tings weh yuh know nutten bout
English: I’m angry because you’ve been running your mouth about things that you know nothing about

All is well

Slang expression for saying that all is well or everything is going according to plan

Patois: Man1: “Weh yuh ah seh?” Man2: “Everything is Everything”
English: Man1: “How are you doing?” Man2: “All is well”

strong or fearless

Very strong-willed, fearless and not to be underestimated or taken lightly

Patois: Nuh undaestimate wi, wi likkle but wi tallawah
English: Do not underestimate us, we are small but we are strong and fearless

Better Life

To live a better, more successful and longer life.

Patois: More life fi mi pickney dem, mi tiad a poverty
English: A better life for my children, I'm tired of the poverty

Ises

A form of worship involving spoken or sung praises to Jah (God), often accompanied by rhythmic clapping or drumming

Patois: Wi come together and offer ises to di Most High
English: We come together and offer ises to the Most High

Wander

To move around without direction

Patois: Di bwoy always a wanda off.
English: The boy is always wandering off.

Shorts that are so tight and short that you can clearly see the vagina outline of the woman that is wearing it. The literal translation is “p**sy printer”.

Patois: Har pum pum look fat inna the punaani printer shorts
English: Her p**sy looks fat in the p**sy printer shorts

been

Patois: Mi neva bin ova deh
English: I’ve never been over there

The name given to a penis that is so huge, it seems to penetrate the woman's womb during sex

Weather

The atmospheric conditions, like rain, sun, or wind.

Patois: Di wedda nice today, wi fi guh beach.
English: The weather is nice today, we should go to the beach.

behave well

Slang expression used to tell someone to behave well.

Patois: Di truth hah fi mek som ah dem balance
English: The truth is making some of them behave well

big and useless

Having little to no use or having poor quality, despite having a large size.

Patois: Every day yuh si dung inna di house and nah duh nutten, yuh jus big an suo suh
English: Every day you are sitting in the house doing nothing, you are just so big and useless