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Bagaboo

[bag-ah-boo]
Noun
Meaning
A foolish person; someone who is easily made a fool of or treated as a dupe.
Example
"Nuh mek dem use yuh like no bagaboo."
2

Bad-charge

[bad-charj]
Noun
Meaning
A loyal close friend, partner-in-crime, or trusted companion.
Example
"Dat a mi real bad-charge from high school days."
3

Badda

[bad-dah]
Verb
Meaning
To bother, disturb, or annoy someone.
Example
"Nuh badda mi while mi a study fi mi exam."
4

Bammy

[bam-mee]
Noun
Meaning
Traditional Jamaican cassava flatbread.
Example
"Fry two piece a bammy fi eat wid di fried fish."
5

Batty

[bat-tee]
Noun
Meaning
Buttocks, rear end, or bottom.
Example
"Him drop hard pon him batty pon di ice floor."
6

Batty rider

[bat-tee ry-der]
Noun
Meaning
Extremely short, tight shorts worn by women.
Example
"She wear a blue batty rider go a di beach party."
7

Bay

[bay]
Adjective
Meaning
Only, purely, exclusively, or nothing but.
Example
"Di party had bay youth dem dancing."
8

Bloodclaat

[blud-klaat]
Exclamation
Meaning
Extreme expletive used to express intense anger, shock, or surprise.
Example
"Bloodclaat! Look how di storm blow off di roof!"
9

Bobo

[boh-boh]
Noun
Meaning
A Rastafarian of the Bobo Ashanti order; or a naive, easily fooled person.
Example
"Di Bobo dread wear him turban and long robe wid pride."
10

Bredda-anansi

[bred-dah-ah-nahn-si]
Proper Noun
Meaning
Anansi the spider, legendary trickster character in Afro-Jamaican folklore.
Example
"Granny tell a story bout how Bredda-anansi outsmart di tiger."
11

Bruck-pocket

[bruk-pak-et]
Adjective
Meaning
Penniless, broke, or devoid of money.
Example
"Mi feel bruck-pocket after di holiday spending."
12

Bruk-dung

[bruk-dung]
Adjective
Meaning
Dilapidated, broken down, or collapsed.
Example
"Dem park di bruck-dung car behind di mechanic shop."
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