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...
squidel n.— «He often called her degrading names in front of the children. Names like “squidel,” which she says is another word for prostitute.» —“Convention forces Jamaican Government’s hand: More shelters for abused...
dibby-dibby adj.— «One can go from there and decide if a woman is a dibby-dibby, mud-up or a dutty bungle.» —“Profile of a Jamaican dejay” by Eron Henry The Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) Nov. 16, 1988...
dibby-dibby adj.— «The game, however, will not recapture its past glory if its leadership continues, in a Jamaican colloquialism, to be “dibby-dibby,” which is to say, lacking in character, worth and purposefulness...
ganny n.— «On side 2 the song TRAIN TO BANGKOK he speaks about the sweet Jamaican pipe dreams, golden Acapulco nights and the fragrance of Afganastan (we now call “skunk” we once called “ganny” short for...
version v.— «The version is the lingua franca of all dance music. To “version,” in Jamaican parlance, is to reuse the same basic backing track with a new vocal and/or song on top.» —“CD Reviews” by...