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irish potato

Potato

ital

Describes a style of food preparation that is in accordance with rastafarian beliefs and practices. In its strictest interpretation it means cooking w

ital food

Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.

itchy bam bam

A person with siriosis.

iyah

An informal title used for greeting among male friends.

izzim kizzim

Scandal, scheme, trouble

jabbering crow

The Jamaican Crow, (Corvus jamaicensis) is a small crow species endemic to the woodlands of Jamaica.

jabree

Messy hair

jack spania

Wasp

jackass corn

A very hard, flat, semi-sweet biscuit made with coconut, flour, sugar, and spices.

jackass rope

Cured smoking tobacco rolled into the shape of a rope for the purpose of storage and distribution.

Jackass say 'hill an gully yasso', 'hill and gully desso'

Life is filled with ups and downs

Jackass seh di worl nu level

Life isn't fair.

jackcanass

Someone who is stupid / funny

jacket

Another man's child that is passed off deceptively to an unsuspecting man to father as his own.

jackfruit

The tree and fruit of Artocarpus heterophyllus. It is related to the breadfruit and breadnut. The tree produces the worlds largest tree borne fruit -

jagabat

A promiscuous woman.

jah

Rastafarian term for God.

jalebi

A fried sweet made from flour. They are usually bright orange or yellow, but can also be made white. It has a chewy texture, with a crystallized sugar

jam

To be enjoy one's self, particularly at a party or dance

jam pack

Crowded or filled to capacity.

jam up

Crowded or filled to capacity.

jamaican becard

A small bird species endemic to Jamaica

jamaican blackbird

The Jamaican Blackbird.

jamaican mango

The Jamaican Mango (Anthracothorax mango) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is an endemic species of Jamaica, meaning, it is f

jamaican oriole

The Jamaican Oriole. A species of bird in the Icteridae family. The bird has distinctive black, yellow and white markings. It is found in Jamaica and

jamaican tam

A large, loose knitted hat used by Rastafarians to cover and keep their dreadlocks in place.

jamaican tody

Found only in Jamaica, the Jamaican Tody (Todus todus) is a small and colourful bird, predominantly green above, with a red throat and yellow underpar

jamaican vireo

The Jamaican Vireo (Vireo modestus) is a species of bird in the Vireonidae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or t

jamdung

Jamaica - situated in the Caribbean Sea, it is the fourth largest island in the Greater Antilles.