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A Fe Me Caribana Festival, Der
Another Caribana Parade, another disgusting amount of money pumped into our city. Torontoist hit the Caribbean celebration on Saturday, spending some of our money and picking up a few tidbits of Jamaican Patios Patois in the process.
Words:
dally: verb; to weave from side to side on a bike.
irie: adj.; cool, good, nice.
sinsemilla: noun; a term used to describe the highest grade of Jamaican marijuana.
biscuit: noun; a particularly attractive woman.
boonoonoonous: adj.; meaning wonderful.
Phrases:
“She a mi bess bess fren.”
Translation: “She is my best friend.”
“Is which wan a oonu nyam mi hegg?”
Translation: “Which one of you ate my egg?”
“Ooo goes dere?”
Translation: “Who’s there?”
“Tanks fe de glass a ice wata.”
Translation: “Thanks for the glass of ice water.”
“Aks har de question.”
Translation: “Ask her the question.”
“Wa mek?”
Translation: “Why?”
“Ya hear?”
Translation: “You know?”