LocalMeanJamaica

Jamaican topic

Adjectives

3 entries show how this function appears in Jamaican words and phrases. Read the full context before treating related terms as synonyms.

01

dutty

Cassidy–JLU-style reference: doti

Dirty, soiled, messy, or morally unpleasant; “dutty up” means to soil or make dirty.

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02

likkle

Common search spelling

Little, small, or a small amount.

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03

nuff

Cassidy–JLU-style reference: nof

Many, much, a lot of, plenty, or enough, depending on context.

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