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Puss-foot

[puss-fut]
Adverb
Meaning
Quietly, stealthily, or moving softly like a cat.
Example
"Him walk puss-foot inna di house so him don't wake di baby."
2

Pop-dung

[pap-dung]
Adjective
Meaning
Exhausted, worn out, broke, or in a state of physical/financial collapse.
Example
"After di long hike up di mountain, mi feel pop-dung."
3

Pitch-oil

[pich-oyl]
Noun
Meaning
Kerosene fuel used for traditional lamps and stoves.
Example
"Fill up di lamp wid pitch-oil before dark come."
4

Pass-through

[pahss-throo]
Verb
Meaning
To make a brief, casual visit or drop by a location briefly.
Example
"Mi wi pass-through yuh yard later dis afternoon."
5

Pardner

[pard-ner]
Noun
Meaning
Traditional Jamaican informal rotating savings and credit association (ROSCA).
Example
"She throw a weekly pardner fi save money fi buy land."
6

Pack-up

[pak-up]
Verb
Meaning
To gather one's belongings, cease operations, or leave.
Example
"Di vendor dem pack-up dem stall when di rain start fall."
7

Pree

[pree]
Verb
Meaning
To watch or check out someone/something.
Example
"Di man a pree di new car."
8

Pyaa-pyaa

[pyah-pyah]
Adjective
Meaning
Weak, sickly, or of poor quality.
Example
"Di car sound pyaa-pyaa, mi tink it soon bruk dung."
9

Puss inna bag

[puss-in-ah-bag]
Idiom
Meaning
A secret that is not yet revealed; something hidden or unknown.
Example
"Him never mean fi tell, but him let the puss outa di bag."
10

Puss

[puss]
Noun
Meaning
Cat.
Example
"Di puss a try ketch di lizard."
11

Pum-pum shorts

[pum-pum shorts]
Noun
Meaning
Very short shorts worn by women (from a vulgar term for female genitalia).
Example
"From summer start, all yuh see is pum-pum shorts."
12

Pull up

[pull up]
Verb
Meaning
To arrive or stop (often a vehicle).
Example
"Di taxi pull up right at di gate."
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