Parent-to-Child
Friend-to-Friend
Slang Across Islands
Love, Shade, and Drama
Street Talk & Everyday Phrases
100

Yuh want tuh cry?

Let me give you something to cry about

Trinidad

100

Epi Dassit

And that's it! (Period, Boom, etc)

Haiti

100

Wahgwan

What's Goin On?


100

Tigre

A guy who is good with women or how you refer to an acquaintance

100

Bacchanal

Chaos 

Trinidad

200

Pa manyen tet papaw

Do not touch that! 

Haiti

200

Que lo que

What's Up?

DR

200

Gweh

Go Away

200

Bichota

Bad B*#$!

Puerto Rico

200

De ting set!

It's Onnnn!

Trinidad / Guyana

300

Sigue pa’ ver.

Keep it up and see what happens

DR

300

Nuh mind dem.

Don't mind them 

Barbados

300

Irie

All is well

Jamaica

300

Bess

Sexy

Trinidad

300

Mi deh yah

I'm good

Jamaica

400

¿Tú crees que yo nací ayer?

You think I was born yesterday?

PR/DR

400

Mwen la, nap boule.

Im here, Just Vibing

Haiti

400

Lime

To hang out or chill 

Trinidad, Barbados

400

Sweet up

Flirt or charm someone

Jamaica / Trinidad

400

Se pa fasil.

It's not easy (used humorously)

Haiti

500

Friend does carry yuh, they doh bring you back.

A friend may you take you places, but won't bring you back. 

Trinidad

500

Yu large

Respect 

Jamaica

500

Bomboclaat

Any strong emotion

500

Mi nah inna nuh bagga chat.

I'm not about that drama

Jamaica

500

Sak Pase

What's Up

Haiti

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