Trending Words on Jamaican Patwah

Hot

Slang expression for someone who is extremely good looking.

Patois: Deh gyal deh bashy fi sure
English: That girl there is hot for sure

sweetheart

someone dear to you

Patois: Mi luv mi boonoonoonoos
English: I love you my sweetheart

Condoms

(patois) Yow! Yu hav nuh boots pan you?
(english) Hey! Do you have any condoms on you?

Woman / Girl

Patois: Kuu pan di cyattie dem deh
English: Look at those girls

strike

To strike, punch or a slap

Patois: Mi bredda kuff dem pon dem face
English: My brother slap them on their faces

Chatterbox

Slang term used to refer to someone who talks too much. They often keep blabbering about random topics that don’t make any sense.

Patois: Mout a massy, yuh cyaan shut up?
English: Chatterbox, why can’t you shut up?

king

a king

Patois: Dat man a de negus a fi mi village
English: That man is the king pf my village

Many, More, Much etc.

Patois: Nuff people
English: Many people

nowhere

Patois: Weh him go guh? Him nuh hav nuh whey fi guh
English: Where is he going to go? He has nowhere to go

sweetheart

Term used to call someone their sweetheart.

Patois: Koffee a mi putus
English: Koffee is my sweetheart

being

Patois: Yuh a bi dramatic
English: You're being dramatic

Hot stepper

to be a notorious thug; a criminal; someone who has escape from jail.

(patois) mi a hot steppa
(english) I am a hot stepper.