Force-ripe

[forss-rype]

Definition

Unnaturally aged or premature; acting older than one's actual age.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Dat pickney too force-ripe, always interfering in big people talk.
English:
That child is acting too mature prematurely, always interfering in adult conversations.

Patois:
Don't put none a dem force-ripe banana deh in me bag.
English:
Don't put any of those artificially ripened bananas in my bag.

Usage Tip

Applies to fruit forced to look ripe prematurely, or metaphorically to children acting precociously like adults.

Patois Synonym: fast
English Synonym: precocious; premature; acting grown

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