Different slangs and sayings from Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean long with their meanings ( Trinbagonian and Caribbean slangs) By : *tinyblogs*
Haiiii, I'm back with another post but today it does not have anything to do with k-pop. This blog is so that you can actually get an insight as to how I really speak because I actually don't really speak in standard/ proper English all of the time, I actually speak in my local dialect. It's basically a mixture of broken English,French and Spanish with a bit of standard English here and there.π
Slang number 1. Yuh fadda is a glassmaker? - This simply means you are blocking me.
Slang number 2. yuh rel like tuh maco - you really like to mind everybody's
Who doh hear does feel - this is a popular saying among Caribbean parents it just means if u don't do what you were told to do u are going to get in trouble.
Moo moo ( no this is not mamamoo's fandom) - here it is used when asking someone if they are stupid (dunce)
Moo from by meh / go from here. - u can tell this to someone or an animal like a dog that is bothering you.
Pickni- child
Cyah - can't
Wuh yuh wuh - what do u want ?
Buh wait nah? - wait for a minute , hold on
Coki eye - cross eyed ( can't see straight)
Ent - isn't that so
Ah - a substitute for I
Allyuh ( all - yuh) - all of you
Gyal - girl ( you might hear a lot of Western industry singers like Jason Derulo ( even tho he has Caribbean roots) for example use this word, honestly when ever people outside of the Caribbean uses this slang is sounds really cringy.) ( sorry if I offended anyone I didn't mean to, but it is the truth)
Maga ( pronounced mah-gah) - a very skinny person
Gyul- trini pronunciation of girl
Pickers / picka - thorns and is used for a type is bush that sticks to your clothing or legs when you walk in high bushed areas.
Meh - me
Yuh eye long - ( this is not a complement) it means your are very greedy.
Fuh true / troot - is that true , really , for real
Dong - down
Chupid - foolish , stupid
Chupidee - a foolish, stupid person
Wuk - work
Buh aye aye - but wait , hold on for a second, hold on ( in the phrase the word aye is pronounced like a the first letter in the alphabet.)
Cheups ( pronounced Steups ) - its a sound made by sucking your teeth and it does not have a very good meaning behind it .
Aye - hey
Ax - ask
Licks - when you get beaten by your parents as a form of decipline like how some people would say your parents whooped you, it basically means the same thing.
Obeah - black magic or voodoo ( you say it like oh - bee - ah)
Ketch - catch
Own way - a very stubborn person
Shades - sunglasses
Bligh - break
Teef - trini pronunciation of thief
Umpteen - you'll only hear this when someone is fed up if telling you the same thing over and over. It basically means they are tired of telling you whatever they are telling you over and over . you'll most likely hear this phrase anytime this word is used " for the umpteenth time I told to do so and so "
Fadda/ Faddah - means father
Yuh fadda head - this is an expression of annoyance.
Whey yuh say - what did you say ? ( It would sound like way yuh say)
Wuh yuh say - what did you say?
Fuh - for
Yuh look fuh dat - it's your own fault
Whey - where
Whappen - what happen?
Wham - what happen?
Congoree - millipede
Yuh - you
That's all for my post. I'm probably too lazy or maybe just tired to finish it . I'll be uploading a second part to it , it may not be now but I'll do it at some point.
Hope that this helped you learn a bit about my culture and country as to how we speak.
And one more thing
Byeeeee love ya πππππ π
Hope that you continue to love yourself for who you are and I love you π even tho I'm not sure who you are.
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