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1

Guy

[gye]
Noun
Meaning
Friend, buddy, fellow, or chap.
Example
"Hear mi now, guy, yuh need fi listen good."
2

Gun-court

[gun-kort]
Proper Noun
Meaning
Specialized division of the Supreme Court of Jamaica handling firearm offenses.
Example
"Dem carry di suspect go a Gun-court dis morning."
3

Goat-mout’

[goht-mout]
Noun
Meaning
Jinx, bad omen, or bad luck hex caused by speaking negative predictions.
Example
"Nuh put yuh goat-mout' pon mi plan!"
4

Gyal

[gyahl]
Noun
Meaning
Girl; young woman; female partner.
Example
"Di gyal dem a dance to di new song."
5

Gwaan

[gwan]
Verb
Meaning
Go on; proceed; happen; conduct oneself.
Example
"Wha a gwaan, mi friend?"
6

Gungo

[gung-go]
Noun
Meaning
Gungo peas (pigeon peas), essential for Jamaican rice and peas.
Example
"Gungo peas soup wid salt beef sweet bad."
7

Gumption

[gump-shn]
Noun
Meaning
Common sense, shrewdness, initiative, or practical intelligence.
Example
"Him have good gumption, him know how fi solve di problem."
8

Gully

[gul-lee]
Noun
Meaning
Drainage canal; street environment; subculture faction name.
Example
"Di rain fill up di gully wid wata down a town."
9

Groun or Grun

[grown / grun]
Noun
Meaning
Agricultural land, provision ground, or farmland in the hills.
Example
"Di farmer go up a groun fi dig yam."
10

Grindsman

[grynds-man]
Noun
Meaning
A man with great sex prowess, or who is frequently sexually active.
Example
"Dat man a real grindsman, him one have 3 oman!"
11

Grater

[gray-ter]
Noun
Meaning
Spice or root vegetable rasp/grater (especially for coconut/cassava).
Example
"Use di grater fi grate di coconut fi di cake."
12

Granny

[gran-nee]
Noun
Meaning
Grandmother; elderly respected woman.
Example
"Granny cook di best Sunday lunch inna di family."
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