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bruk
Cassidy–JLU-style reference: brok
To break or become broken; also used in phrases about falling apart, ending, or lacking money.
Jamaican topic
Context-sensitive
7 entries show how this function appears in Jamaican words and phrases. Read the full context before treating related terms as synonyms.
02
bwoy
Cassidy–JLU-style reference: bwai
Boy or male person; also a context-sensitive form of address or emotional exclamation.
03
cho
Cassidy–JLU-style reference: cho
An exclamation of annoyance, frustration, disbelief, impatience, or dismissal.
04
dutty
Cassidy–JLU-style reference: doti
Dirty, soiled, messy, or morally unpleasant; “dutty up” means to soil or make dirty.
05
gyal
Cassidy–JLU-style reference: gyal
Girl or woman; in some contexts, a female friend or romantic interest.
06
ramp
Cassidy–JLU-style reference: ramp
To joke around, play, roughhouse, mess with someone, or fail to take a situation seriously.
07
yaadi
Cassidy–JLU-style reference: yaadi
A Jamaican person, or something identified as Jamaican, especially in home and diaspora contexts.