Jamaica Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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dibby-dibby adj. He has a guy talking about dibby-dibby girls and in the patois dibby-dibby means nothing—like dibby-dibby money which is worthless. I’ve never heard anyone talk about a dibby-dibby woman. He’s trying very hard but he messes up in places. [ Language English Place Jamaica] [full cite] (Oct. 26, 2005)

dibby-dibby adj. Peter Metro…, Lady Mackerel, Sister Charmaine in tandem with Metro went over well doing their no. 1 song on the reggae chart in London “Dibby Dibby Man.” [ Language English Place Jamaica] [full cite] (Oct. 26, 2005)

dibby-dibby adj. One can go from there and decide if a woman is a dibby-dibby, mud-up or a dutty bungle. [ Language English Place Jamaica] [full cite] (Oct. 26, 2005)

dibby-dibby adj. That dibby-dibby zipper’s nothing but trouble. [ Language English Place Jamaica] [full cite] (Oct. 26, 2005)

dubplate n. The real money is not in album sales but in live shows, and in dubplates: customized versions of singles, each one personalized with a salute to the D.J. who commissioned it. He often charges $500 to $1,500 for dubplates (though some important D.J.’s get them cheaply or even free), and he might record more than a hundred dubplates of a big hit. [English Jamaica Music] [full cite] (Mar. 9, 2006)

ductor n. A couple years ago, we were shocked at the news of sex on buses and in taxis between teenaged girls and bus/taxi drivers and “ductors.” [English Jamaica Automobiles & Transportation] [full cite] (Dec. 4, 2006)

earthday n. As you may know, today is Bob Marley’s birthday (or “earthday” in Rasta parlance). [English Jamaica Religion] [full cite] (Feb. 7, 2007)

eat you food v. phr. To “eat you food” is not a reference to removing a cornmeal dumpling from someone else’s plate. It means that the food eater is going to murder you [English Jamaica Slang] [full cite] (May. 4, 2007)

emancidependence n. While it might be too late to plan an “emancipendence” meal for this year, it is the right time to make moves to do so for next year. [English Jamaica Politics] [full cite] (Aug. 5, 2005)

fene n. I’ve learned that when we say “if a lik yu, yu fene,” “fene” is not something we made up. “Fene” actually comes from the word “fenay” which means to feel direct physical illness and show its effects or, more vaguely, to feel intense pain. [English Jamaica] [full cite] (Oct. 17, 2004)

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