Tall Tales: Slangs: Anupriya
Blessed: In Jamaica, being blessed isn't just a religious thing; it’s the standard way to say you're doing well. If...
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Tall Tales: Slangs: Anusuya
“Fling” = throw, but “gie mi a fling” = “give me a chance/have sex with me”. Also “fling weh” =...
Tall Tales: Slangs: Shaneek
“Cook” = have sex. “Mek mi cook yuh” = “Let me cook you/have sex with you”. Kitchen/sex metaphor. “She can...
Tall Tales: Slangs: Petagaye
“Body good” = her body is good/sexy. “Lawks di body good eeh” = “Lord, her body is good”. Standard club...
Tall Tales: Slangs: Lori Ann
“Boasy” = boastful, but “boasy gyal” = woman with big breasts who shows them off. “She boasy” = she’s stacked...
Tall Tales: Slangs: Dehandra
“Pum pum” = pussy/vagina. The #1 Jamaican sex word. “Gimme di pum pum”, “Pum pum tun up”. It’s in 80%...
Tall Tales: Slangs: Sabrina
“Bumper” = big butt. Like a car bumper. “Gal wid di big bumper” = “Girl with the big butt”. Cars...
Tall Tales: Slangs: Tiyeba
Opposite of browning — celebrating dark-skinned women. “Black queen, yuh sexy”. Afrocentric, but in dancehall it’s still about sexualizing her...
Tall Tales: Slangs: Christina
“Criss” = crisp/fresh/fine. “She criss” = she’s clean, sexy, well put-together. “Criss and clean” is the full phrase. Dancehall guys...
Tall Tales: Slangs: Renee
“Slammin’” = body is banging/slamming. “She slammin’ eeh” = “She’s got a banging body”. Means curvy, thick, sexy. Used when...
