Trini Phrase |
Translation |
A-A (Ay-Ay) |
This is often used to express surprise or disdain often accompanied by
a shake of the head or upraised eyebrows. |
Ah eh able |
Literally "I'm not able"- used when a person cannot keep up with an
event or a person. |
All now |
At this very moment. |
Fal |
Forcing Ah lime When a person simply joins a conversation without an
invitation. |
All yuh |
Everyone. |
Pioneer |
One who moves to a new place to settle. |
Back Squeeze |
To hold back on something. |
Bad Drive |
A person who blatantly disregards another while driving. |
Cut Eye |
A stern look of anger. |
Fatigue/ole Talk |
Friendly harrasment. |
Bah Jon |
A person who is extremly gruff or has a bad reputation. |
Spranger/Piper |
One who will sell everything he owns cheaply to smoke . |
Bad Lucky |
A person who is extremly unlucky. |
Bad Mind |
Spiteful thoughts about a person. |
Bad talk |
To gossip about someone. |
Walking wit meh belly in meh hand |
Someone who is extremly hungry. |
Beastly Cold |
Extremly cold. |
Behind God Back |
A very distant place. |
Dred, Ras, Boss, Supa, joe, breds,G |
Names to call friends or everyday people . |
Check yuhself |
Be very careful and watch your manners/behaviour. |
Boil down like bhaji |
To cool down quickly. |
Bus' like crab back |
To fail at something terribly. |
Bol Face |
A pushy obnoxious person. |
Ride |
To leave or to depart. |
Broughtupsy |
how a person was brought up, their decorum. |
But wait nah |
Hold on. Wait a minute. |
By the time |
In the meantime. |
Buss meh brain |
To ponder seriously, to study extremly hard. |
Doh make joke |
You must be kidding. |
Pressure |
An exclamation to mean Oh dear. |
Crapaud smoke yuh pipe |
You are in big trouble. |
Pot Calling the Kettle Black |
Pointing out a fault in someone else, that is blatantly obvious in
yourself. |
Fuh Real |
An exclamation,such as: Honestly!. |
Check it |
May I please have you attention. |
Mantel |
A promiscuous man. |
Hear dis/Hear what |
Listen to me for a minute. |
Wha Vibes?/Wha's the real vibes |
Hi How are you? What are you doing right now?. |
Skettle, Whajang,Mapipi Zanana, Jamette, Ole hoe |
A very promiscuous woman. |
Gooshongpeng |
Not a very smart person. Can be used as a term of endearment. |
Tabanca |
Love sickness |