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1

Sweet-mouth

[sweet-mout]
Noun
Meaning
Flattery, charm, or smooth talking used to persuade or coax someone.
Example
"Nuh try yuh sweet-mouth pon mi, mi nuh a buy it."
2

Swegbe

[sweg-bee]
Noun
Meaning
An awkward, clumsy, foolish, or unpolished person.
Example
"Nuh behave like a swegbe at di formal dinner."
3

Structure

[struk-chur]
Noun
Meaning
Physical building; organized framework; or body physique (slang).
Example
"Di athlete have a serious structure."
4

Stinking-toe

[stink-ing-toh]
Noun
Meaning
Fruit of the West Indian locust tree (Hymenaea courbaril) with a pungent shell and sweet pulp.
Example
"Di pickney dem crack open di stinking-toe fi eat di sweet pulp."
5

Stepping-razor

[step-ping-ray-zor]
Noun
Meaning
A dangerous, sharp, formidable person who should not be provoked.
Example
"Him flex like a stepping-razor, nobody nuh mess wid him."
6

Star

[star]
Noun
Meaning
Friend, pal, buddy, or address term for a peer.
Example
"Jah know star, life move fast dis time."
7

Stamp-and-go

[stamp-an-goh]
Noun
Meaning
Traditional Jamaican saltfish fritter.
Example
"Order a plate a hot stamp-and-go fi breakfast."
8

Salt-beef

[sahlt-beef]
Noun
Meaning
Cured, salted beef used as a flavor base in traditional soups and red peas dishes.
Example
"Put two piece a salt-beef inna di red peas soup."
9

Scooch

[skooch]
Verb
Meaning
To shift over, adjust seating, or nudge slightly to make room.
Example
"Scooch over small make mi get a seat pon di bench."
10

Set-good

[set-gud]
Adjective
Meaning
To be comfortably situated, financially secure, or well-established.
Example
"After years a hard work, him family set-good now."
11

Skank

[skank]
Verb
Meaning
Traditional dance style in reggae/ska.
Example
"See how di youth a skank to di reggae riddim."
12

Susu

[soo-soo]
Noun
Meaning
Alternative spelling for su-su (whispering/gossip); or informal partner savings scheme (pardner).
Example
"Stop di susu behind mi back!"
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