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Jamaica

Jamaican English · Jamaican Patois

18.1096°-77.2975°

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Jamaica, Caribbean

This starter dictionary records a small set of conversational meanings. Usage can shift by parish, generation, register, and code-switching context.

Usage signals

Currentness and breadth are editorial signals, not population statistics. They expose uncertainty instead of hiding it.

A casual local term that may refer to a balaclava or face covering, with meaning depending strongly on context and community usage.

Good, pleasant, peaceful, or in a positive state of mind.

Little or small; also heard in familiar expressions such as “likkle more,” meaning see you later.

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