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

Associated with or special to Jamaica or Jamaican people, places, or things. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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foreign n. My white tight mini skirt will be in the mix, throw in a few jeans, some pants for the grown up look, and 3 church outfits (2 Sundays plus New Years Eve night). You can’t forget about church, because that’s where the parents show off the kids that are living in “foreign.“ [English Jamaica] [full cite] (Dec. 26, 2004)

Germaican n. In 1876 this village was inhabited by 100 German immigrants who were promised free passage, land and persuaded to settle and develop the plantations. The hardship that followed left just a few remaining, and their descendants now integrated still maintain a presence. Cllr Conil said, “The Germanic features—fair complexions, blond hair, blue eyes—can be seen today yet not a word of German is spoken, only patois, the locals are jokingly now known as ‘Germaicans.’“ [English Jamaica] [full cite] (Feb. 28, 2008)

goat’s mouth n. Until you put your signature on the dotted line, only then you know things are for sure.…Or, as they say in Jamaica, don’t put your goat’s mouth all over it. We are superstitious that way! [English Jamaica Colloquial] [full cite] (Jan. 5, 2008)

good table n. As they say in Jamaica, you can see that he has come “from a good table,” and not only has he gone around the world and returned to the UK, but the spirit which gave birth to his father’s greatness has come full circle and also resides in him. [English Jamaica] [full cite] (Jul. 5, 2006)

grey-back n. This wasn’t some callow youth adjusting to the exigencies of cruel Fate that saw a father die before his time and mother grappling, appropriately or inappropriately, with that loss; he was an adult—“grey-back,“ in our Jamaican parlance—capable of, at this point of his development, understanding how the world worked, how women worked. [English Jamaica Relationships] [full cite] (Jan. 15, 2006)

hair spoil n. A botched haircut he received at age 15 led him into the field of barbering. “I got a ‘hair spoil’—as they call it—and I went home and corrected the trim with a razor I had at home.“ [English Jamaica Body] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2006)

jacket n. According to reports, as much as 33 per cent of men tested were proven not to be the fathers of the children said to be theirs. To put it in popular parlance, these are the fathers who have received “jackets.” While it is a serious matter to any man so affected, the mere mention of “jacket” becomes a joke to others. [English Jamaica Relationships] [full cite] (Oct. 25, 2007)

kangaroo n. “Kangaroo”—MoBay slang for splurt, cut out etc. [English Jamaica] [full cite] (Mar. 7, 2005)

live blanket n. “Live blanket” is a body, as in “You need a live blanket?” [English Jamaica] [full cite] (Jan. 9, 2005)

maddy maddy n. Elsewhere we can think of many “Chos” in our midst, they exist in various offices and workplaces. They are the ones we affectionately call “maddy maddy.” But think again, many of these people need help. [English Jamaica] [full cite] (Apr. 20, 2007)

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