Trending Words on Jamaican Patwah

Going to

Patois: Mi did gwine dweet but mi cum late
English: I was going to do it but I came late

vexed / angry

Patois: Mi ben caw yuh deh run off yuh mouth bout tings weh yuh know nutten bout
English: I’m angry because you’ve been running your mouth about things that you know nothing about

being

Patois: Yuh a bi dramatic
English: You're being dramatic

pubic hair

Pubic hair (women)

Scam

To scam someone using a telephone or mobile devices

Patois: He's scamming so he's rich
English: Him a chop eh line suh him rich

Hiking

Patois: Dem did a aik pan di mowntn dem.
English: They were hiking in the mountains.