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Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – bakra

bakra

bakra (Phrase) Meaning/Description: overseer, superior, from the slavery term “back raw” from being whipped by the slavemaster

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – bak foot

bak foot

bak foot (Interjection) Meaning/Description: a word used an exclamation. Similar to “My Gosh”

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – bak chat

bak chat

bak chat (Phrase) Meaning/Description: back talk

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – baggy

baggy

baggy (Noun) Meaning/Description: panty, child’s underpants

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – bafan

bafan

bafan (Phrase) Meaning/Description: clumsy, awkward

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – badi

badi

badi (Noun) Meaning/Description: body

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – bade

bade

bade (Verb) Meaning/Description: bathe

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – bait

bait

bait (Adjective) Meaning/Description: someone who trash talks and never delivers

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – aan

aan

aan (Preposition) Meaning/Description: on

Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – a-fe

a-fe

a-fe (Pronoun) Meaning/Description: It’s for.

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