Rasta(Patois)-English Dictionary


A : prep. to as in "go a shop," from Spanish (7)

A GO : aux w/v. going to do, as in "Me a go tell him" (7)

A DOOR : outdoors. (5)

ACCOMPONG : n. name of Maroon warrior, Capt. Accompong, brother of
Cudjo; also name of town. From the Twi name for the
supreme deity (7)

ACKEE : n. African food tree introduced about 1778. From Twi
ankye or Kru akee (7)

AGONY : the sensations felt during sex (6)

AKS : ask (28)

ALIAS : adj. (urban slang) dangerous, violent (7)AN
: than (5)

ARMAGEDDON : the biblical final battle between the forces of good
and evil (1)

ASHAM : n. Parched, sweetened, and ground corn. From twi
osiam (7)BABYLON
: 1. the corrupt establishment, the "system,
" Church and State 2. the police, a policeman (1)

BAD : good, great (2)

BAD BWAI : (bad boy) 1. refering to a bold man; a compliment 2.

: One who has committed a crime.
: (rude bwai, ruddy, baddy) (31)

BADNESS : hooligan behavior, violence for its own sake (1)

BAFAN : clumsy; awkward (5)

BAFANG : a child who did not learn to walk the 1st 2-7 years. (5)

BAG-O-WIRE : a betrayer (1)BAGGY
: underpants for a woman or child. (5)

BALMYARD : n. place where pocpmania rites are held, healing is
done, spells cast or lifted (7)

BAKRA : white slavemaster, or member of the ruling class in
colonial days. Popular etymology:
"back raw" (which he bestowed with a whip.) (5)

BALD-HEAD : a straight person; one without dreadlocks;
one who works for babylon (2)

BAMBA YAY : by and by (7)BAMBU
: rolling paper (1)

BAMMY : a pancake made out of cassava, after it has been grated
and squeezed to remove the bitter juice. (5)

BANDULU : bandit, criminal, one living by guile (1)
a BANDULU BIZNESS is a racket, a swindle. (5)

BANGARANG : hubbub, uproar, disorder, disturbance. (5)

BANKRA : a big basket, including the type which hangs over the
sides of a donkey. (5)

BANS : from bands; a whole lot, a great deal, nuff,
whole heap. (5)

BASHMENT : party, dance, session (3)

BAT : butterfly or moth. English bat, the flying rodent,
is a rat-bat. (5)

BATTY : bottom; backside; anus. (5)BATTYBWOY
: a gay person (6)

BEAST : a policeman (1)BEENIE
: little (36)

BEX : vex (verb), or vexed (adjective). (5)

BHUTTU (BUHTUH) : an uncouth, out of fashion, uncultured person
Use: Wey yu a go inna dem deh cloze? Yu fayva buttu (12)

BIG BOUT YAH : Large and in charge. Superlative indicating status
(power, fame, money, talent, etc) within some social
group (12)BISSY
: cola nut. (5)

BLACK UP : To smoke weed. Like somene would ask "You Black up
: today?" Meaning did you smoke today? (14)

BLACKHEART MAN : a rascal, a hooligan (38)

BLOUSE AND SKIRT : common exclamation of surprise. (29)

BLY : chance, "must get a bly", "must get a chance". (4)

BOASIE : adj. proud, conceited, ostentatious. Combination of
English boastful and Yoruba bosi-proud and ostentatious(7)

BOASIN TONE : Swollen penis or testicles (13)BOBO
: fool. (5)

BONG BELLY PICKNEY : a greedy child who ate too much. (29)

BOONOONOONOUS : Meaning wonderful. (13)

BOX : To smack or to hit in the face. (13)

BRAA : from BREDDA; brother. (5)

BRAATA : a little extra; like the 13th cookie in a baker's dozen;
or an extra helping of food. In musical shows it has
come to be the encore. (5)

BREDREN : one's fellow male Rastas (1)BRINDLE
: to be angry (6)

BRINKS : title given to a man who is supplying a woman with money
(6) BUBU
: fool. (5)BUCKY