Dry-land tourist

[dry-land too-rist]

Definition

A Jamaican who adopts foreign accents, attitudes, or mannerisms artificially.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Look how she a flex like a dry-land tourist.
English:
Look how she is posing like a tourist in her own country.

Patois:
Him spend two week overseas and come back acting like dry-land tourist.
English:
He spent two weeks abroad and came back acting like a foreign tourist.

Usage Tip

Humorous/sarcastic term for locals who pretend to be foreign tourists or forget their Jamaican roots.

Patois Synonym:
English Synonym: local pretender; foreign pretender

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