Junjo

Jamaicans consider mildew and a lot of additional fungal growths – specially on cloth, surfaces, and walls – as junjo. One follower shortly describes below.

Zutupeng/Zutupeck

Expanding right up, we heard this keyword (pronounced one of the ways and/or various other) put as a vague but really serious insult your hurled at some body your really disliked.

Jointly Jamaican friend told me personally in a Facebook remark, aˆ?i utilize it to berate anybody I believe is uncouth or unbecomingaˆ?. The guy additionally given the phase tends to be used much more for males than females.

Batacrep

Into the uninitiated, aˆ?batacrep’ is during regard to [a] battered crep – aˆ?crep’ being the flat soled shoes… The battered or aˆ?batta’ for the reason that is referring to the condition, [as] often its anything individuals of that period dons frequently until it actually was exhausted, torn, and ripped, as they comprise costly [to replace].

Normally, getting in comparison to a set of exhausted, dirty (once upon a time) white shoes just isn’t a match.

Hataclaps/Bangarang

A lot of foreign artistes use the phase Bangarang within music, and that I’ve constantly questioned if they understood what it created. Like its sibling hataclaps, bangarang relates to a trouble or disturbance. This might be a loud noise, or someone that can be no-good.

Hataclaps is somewhat more severe than a bangarang, and it is considerably similar to a critical situation. However, both phrase tend to be put interchangeably.

Mampy

A mampy was a grossly obese individual. While I typically read it familiar with explain people, over weight female experienced this term hurled at all of them too.

Remember that in Jamaican tradition a female with big chest, wider hips, and a large buttocks is recognized as tremendously attractive. So the expectations of excess fat, overweight, and fat tend to be a bit different.

Corouches

Corouches typically makes reference to trash, although not always practically. For example, a person traveling with plenty of handbags may describe those handbags as corouches. It can be an offensive way to make reference to some people’s items, so maintain the peace, it’s best always jokingly refer to your very own belongings.

As commonly takes place, the phrase suss makes they into British slang, nevertheless they nonetheless utilize it a great deal differently than we create. British use it to mean realising or comprehending anything, however in Jamaica, suss means news and scandalous rumours.

Rukumbine

This really is among those keywords which can be very old and out of standard application that my generation hardly knows what it suggests. I’ve usually heard they familiar with chatango giriÅŸ suggest a loud commotion.

Pengeleng/Teely

While we’re on the subject of gender, i guess now could be of the same quality an occasion as any to mention to male genitalia. Pengeleng identifies mature male genitalia, while teely generally identifies a tiny guy’s. If you wish to insult a Jamaican man, query him about their teely. These terminology are more often used by generations preceding millennials, and also in rural areas.

Minny-minny

Even though it can indicate stars, I’ve always thought it simply created little flashes of light – perfectly affordable once you have become pimp-slapped by a mother or father for being out-of-order .

Chi-Chi

Developing up, chi-chi was initially familiar with relate to termites. Even the heap of dirt they put aside after their own foraging got called chi-chi dirt.

This application was made well-known from the T.O.K. tune Chi-Chi people, encouraging natives to maintain their distance from the LGBTQ people.

Brawta

Brawta refers to acquiring things added as an added bonus. For example, while I get a Boston Creme at Dunkin Donuts, in addition they throw an extra one out of the case for free, which is my brawta!