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Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – craven

craven

craven (Adjective) Meaning/Description: greedy

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – cooyah, coohya

cooyah, coohya

cooyah, coohya (Interjection) Meaning/Description: look here, see this now, a term used when some is surprise.

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – coodeh

coodeh

coodeh (Interjection) Meaning/Description: look there

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – controwl

controwl

controwl (Verb) Meaning/Description: ownership, be in control

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – coal stove

coal stove

coal stove (Noun) Meaning/Description: a small cast iron stove which uses coal for fire. It is used mainly in the country side

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – clath

clath

clath (Noun) Meaning/Description: diaper, in some case it is used as a strong expletive in combination with other words

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – chups

chups

chups (Verb) Meaning/Description: small kiss or what some may refer to as a peck

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – chupid

chupid

chupid (Adjective) Meaning/Description: Stupid

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – chuck it

chuck it

chuck it (Adjective) Meaning/Description: partner with, align with, friends with

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – chuck

chuck

chuck (Noun) Meaning/Description: truck, to push

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