1) Am going to take a bath = “man I gern hol a fresh”

2) Did you see what happened? = “di een sight dat wibe aye?”

3) Excuse me sir. = “pardun I soulja”

4) You’re making a lot of sense. = “das a positive”

5) Don’t worry about it. = “een no ting”

6) How are you doing? = “erryting cool?”

7) Can I have a word with you sir? = “look forward soulja”

8) I’ll be right back. = “ I commin rite forward”

9) I’ll see you later. = “we ga link”

10) Do you have a problem? = “di dem gat a wibe aye?”

1) Am going to take a bath = “man I gern hol a fresh”
2) Did you see what happened? = “di een sight dat wibe aye?”
3) Excuse me sir. = “pardun I soulja”
4) You’re making a lot of sense. = “das a positive”
5) Don’t worry about it. = “een no ting”
6) How are you doing? = “erryting cool?”
7) Can I have a word with you sir? = “look forward soulja”
8) I’ll be right back. = “ I commin rite forward”
9) I’ll see you later. = “we ga link”
10) Do you have a problem? = “di dem gat a wibe aye?”

Bey, da I have all dese gangta talks dread! But truing I understand what yous be saying still, I gun move forward and not complain.

Das a wibe!

ha! as i was just on the bus, going through the slums of london, i overheard a a white (english boy) say (to a black girl - a classmate i believe) - "go wit' ya picky head man!"...needless to say, i was stunned.:taped2:

"Can I have your attention for a second"------>> Luk here dread.

"How is your family"-------->> wha ya peeps them sayn man

"Good bye"------->> Blessed.

"Yes I Understand"---------->> Yea Ya C

"Yes that is correct"---------->> True

"This is Unbelievable"--->> MANN aye dis cnt be tru

"what is you name"----->> Hoo u isss

WOW = "vell muddasick"

Ricardo, and Renard. Best friends. Ricardo wanted to tell Renard if he watched the news, but Renard was out to Arawak Cay, and didnt watch it. Lets tune in:


Cardo on the blocks:Was gern on bey

Nardo under the dilly tree: ereyting cool solja

Cardo: bey u hear bout dat wybe dat gon down las night

Nardo: No playa, truin the wybe is, I was down by the Fry ya c

Cardo: vell mur-der-a, thy man een call ya boy

Nardo: No chief, I was busy workin dred, and when i knock off, i gon straight there.

Cardo: eveything cool still.

Nardo: We ga link up then

Caro: yea boss, take it easy.

My fav:

"yuk up my vexation" - make me mad

Biggety – bold and argumentative (see some of my posts for an example)

Ferl – aluminum foil

Gapseed - gossip

Flit – Baygon or any spray insectide, but especially Baygon

Dem – them

Joneser - a person who will wash you car for a dollar to support their addiction

Georgie bundle – Used in “I ga pack up my georgie bundle and go” (leave a relationship)

Cut hip – a good beating

Chirren – children

No-manners – self explanatory (example: no-manners chirren usually get a good cut hip)

Sweetheart – a husband’s “other” woman or a wife’s “other” man

Outside – as in “outside” chirren (children out of wedlock and with a sweetheart)

Jook – to stab someone with an underhand motion

Homeboy – a male friend

Boongie - butt

Peas and rice boongie – a very large butt

Bubbies – big breasts

Gussy mae – a heavy set Bahamian woman who has bubbies, and a huge peas & rice boongie

Gimme – give me

Crabby - the most sacred part of the female anatomy

Piece – as in gimme “piece” (a man asking a woman for some crabby)

Grabalicious – greedy

Tief – thief

Mango skin – a light-skinned black person

Numbers – lottery (as in playing the “numbers”)

Broughtupcy – manners

Potcake – a dog of mixed breed or burnt rice at the bottom of the pot

Slam bam - a slice bologna between two pieces of bread

Ya ma! – You lie!

Gubment - government

yoricks i know, the others quotes sound more like wannabe jamaicans..

yoricks i know, the others quotes sound more like wannabe jamaicans..

Actually, they are street terms Bahamian youths have adopted from various reggae songs.
they are used everyday, twisted and made to be Bahamian. Actually, most of them are not used by Jamaicans...
Bahamians actually, have perfected them, and created sentences out of phrases.
So technically they are Bahamian urban talks, influenced by reggae music.

yoricks i know, the others quotes sound more like wannabe jamaicans..

Well, then, that would make Bahamians wanna-be Jamaicans, cuz I hear it every day.

Actually, they are street terms Bahamian youths have adopted from various reggae songs.
they are used everyday, twisted and made to be Bahamian. Actually, most of them are not used by Jamaicans...
Bahamians actually, have perfected them, and created sentences out of phrases.
So technically they are Bahamian urban talks, influenced by reggae music.


must be new then, cause i never heard it when i was hangin under da tree with the gangstas dem .. really new. that or i getting damn old .. :-(

Well, then, that would make Bahamians wanna-be Jamaicans, cuz I hear it every day.


nah .. wannabe americans if they just copying rap songs .. wannabe jamaicans if they copying reggae songs. Id say the latter, but either way its not Bahamian, its called lack of imagination.

must be new then, cause i never heard it when i was hangin under da tree with the gangstas dem .. really new. that or i getting damn old .. :-(

you jus getting old dred!
ya does here dis type of wybe on the bus, when ya about to slide off, seen...