Here are some useful words that you
should know when conversing with a Trini ......

		Thanks to:
All yuh	:(term) all of you	Jamalia
Bus'ead	:(noun) what you get from a big stone
Calpat/Kalpat	:(noun) a blow given to the back of the neck	Kristy Murphy
Carib;	:(noun) a real beer
Cork/Kork	:(noun/verb) cool
Deh	:over there
Dotish	:(noun) someone stupid; :(verb) acting/being stupid.
Down so	:over there	Jamalia
De Hardest	:real cool
Dread	:(verb) dread :(noun) also a term used for a Rastafarian :(noun) also used to refer to long hair
Lime	:(noun) a gathering of friends.
Limin'	:(verb) to "hang out"; : spend time with people doing whatever.
Maco; Mako; Macko;	:(noun) someone who minds other people's business; :(verb) to listen in on, or mind someone elses business.
Nah	:no; no thank you.
One time	:immediately	Kristy Murphy
Over deh	:over there	Jamalia
Ride out	:(verb) leave	Jamalia
Sad	:(verb) not good at all
Sick	:(noun) cool
T'anks	:thank you; yes please
Tabanca	:(noun) a severe case of love sickness	Kristy Murphy
Wha 'appenin	:What's happening -a common greeting
Wha'mnow	:What happen now - often used as a greeting	Libplan

This list is constantly being updated. If you have any
words or terms that you would like to see up
here, feel free to sen' d ting. I would be glad to
post it and give you credit for it.