What Does Yardie Mean?
Yardie Is a Term Often Used, Particularly Within the Caribbean Expatriate and Jamaican Diaspora Community, to Refer to Persons of Jamaican Origin, Though Its...
Yardie is a term often used, particularly within the Caribbean expatriate and Jamaican diaspora community, to refer to persons of Jamaican origin, though its exact meaning changes depending on context. The term is derived from the Jamaican patois for home or "yard".
What does Yardie mean in South Africa?
Yardie is a term stemming from the slang name originally given to occupants of "government yards"—social housing projects with very basic amenities—in Trenchtown, a neighbourhood in West Kingston, Jamaica. Trenchtown was originally built as a housing project following devastation caused by Hurricane Charlie.
What are some Jamaican slang words?
- 'Weh Yuh Ah Seh' The literal translation of this Jamaican saying is, “What are you saying?”. ...
- 'Boonoonoonoos' ...
- 'Small Up Yuhself' ...
- 'Wah Gwaan' ...
- 'Irie' ...
- 'Mi Deh Yah, Yuh Know' ...
- 'Weh Yuh Deh Pon' ...
- 'Ya Mon'
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