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Lest
we have been away too long and have forgotten the sweet sounds of
home, now we have a sample of de-ole V.I. Gloss-a-rie. A few I-lan terms dem; Ant - not a crawling insect, but your muddah's sister. Bahn - if you was bahn heah, you sitting on top a deh world. Bile - Waht you do wit bush to mek tea. Bode - you need a good size piece of bode to mek a table. Bun - if you put yo han in de fire, you get bun. Cark - cark up de bottle to keep the smell in. Chess - You rub you chess wit Vicks Coat - where you go befoe de judge to get sentence Done - when you get done eat, you leave de table. Edeyut - if he wasn't such and edeyut, he would be in school. Foe - the numba between tree and five. Fraid - ole time people was fraid of dead, now dey fraid o' living. Hoewn - He don't respect hoewn Fada. Hersown - De hair on she head was not hersown at-tall. Hospittle - The place where sick folks go when de sick and well people keep away so as not to get sick. Liyah - De man who you pay to defen you in Coat and keep you out of de Fort. Poke - chops, roast or spareribs. WHEN DE WIND DOAN BLOW Cheez 'n Bread - is not a sandwich. Cooksup - He/she want to get something going (romantically) with that person. I won to "cookups" wit dat won, She done stir me fire! Reach Me Dat - when ya wantin dem to pass ya sumptin Da Chilren Dem - the plural of children It Ain't Nuthin But A Ting Mon... gotta get off de rock... when the island gettin to small for ya We Be Limin - when ya got nuttin betta ta do...ya hangin out Mash N'Go - an automatic car A new brand - when something is brand new I Going To Come Back - when yo going out for a little while and yo gon be back
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Bozzidy - yo ain good in yo head Tree - the number 3 Bbarna - yo buttocks Wuking up - wining yo waist dancing Iree - cool !; happening! Bran Bran - Something new..... Bracka Daaammmm - Is a mash up Hard Hard!!! Out delite - turn off the light Not As Good As You. - response to how are you? Snow - something your spouse does while sleeping. Rabnousness - When he rab'nous, he eat all de food. Up - use in between words to make the point, ie to humbug up, or get wet up, to be a up harborer is worse the being a theif!. Plug it out - Unplug an electrical appliance Inside! - what you yell from outside the door instead of, "Hello - anyone home?" Wuss - When thing aren't getting betta Stay UP!!! - what you say after a conversation when leaving to go down de road. Mo Times!! - said in hopes to see the other person again. Blow Out - when de flip flops done give out. Coopsin - checking something out.......I be coopsin dat boy!!!!! Gung Tung - going to town New broom sweep clean, old broom know de carners. Too soon to ripe - too ripe, to rot. Old saying from Mommie Anduze, as related to me by Dr. Roy, means something about growing up too fast. Soon come. - be there soon Wok No - keep walking. Wussup? What's up. Heard it first in the I-lans. Woppenin'? What's happening. Ditto Goo Too....Parrot fish Dem say dat "dey ain good to eat" Udders say dat dey is "Goo Too" Out spout = drain for the water from your roof Carto - wha all dem boxes made out of Flim - put it in de camera Ol'wife - triggerfish (poached to perfection @ the Quarterdeck) Ole Years Nite - (Dec, 31st) My parents found this out the hard way... hired a band for New Years Eve (thinking Dec. 31st), and when the band showed up on Jan. 1st., my Mudda say " What d'f__k! They explained that the last day of the year is Old years night... the last night of the old year! Go Figure. Ballooon - not for de chilren partay Tie me loose---------untie the boat |
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