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1

Eat-food

[eet-food]
Verb
Meaning
To achieve financial prosperity, enjoy success, or make a good living.
Example
"Wi working hard so everybody can eat-food dis year."
2

Escovitch

[es-koh-veech]
Noun
Meaning
Jamaican style of dressing fried fish with spicy vinegar, onions, carrots, and scotch bonnet peppers.
Example
"Buy two piece a escovitch fish wid fried bammy."
3

Every mickle

[ev-ry-mik-kl]
Proverb
Meaning
Every small contribution adds up to a large amount (from traditional proverb).
Example
"Save every dollar, cause every-mickle make a muckle."
4

Easy

[ee-zee]
Adjective
Meaning
Calm, peaceful, relaxed, or steady.
Example
"Walk easy pon di slippery floor."
5

Een

[een]
Preposition
Meaning
In; inside.
Example
"Put di wata een di glass."
6

Emty

[em-tee]
Adjective
Meaning
Empty; void.
Example
"Di wata pitcher emty, go fill it up."
7

Everything cook and curry

[ev-ry-ting cook an kur-ree]
Expression
Meaning
Everything is in perfect order, sorted, and completely settled.
Example
"No problem at all, everything cook and curry!"
8

Everyting

[ev-ry-ting]
Pronoun
Meaning
Everything.
Example
"Everyting a go good wid di business."
9

Ease up

[eez up]
Verb
Meaning
Relax, calm down, lighten up, or back off.
Example
"Ease up yuhself man, no need fi get vex."
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