07/20/2026
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PATWA LESSON
JAMAICAN INS (PART 1)
Jamaicans love fi "mek joke" and tease one another. Some ins are playful among friends, while others can be offensive depending on the situation.
1. Eediat
Meaning: Idiot / Fool
Yuh eediat bad.
You're such an idiot.
A wah mek yuh act suh eediat?
Why are you acting so foolish?
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2. Dutty
Meaning: Dirty / Nasty
Yuh dutty bad.
You're very dirty.
Go bathe, yuh too dutty.
Go and take a bath, you're too dirty.
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3. Nyam Coo
Meaning: Someone who eats too much / Glutton
Yuh ah real nyam coo.
You're a real glutton.
Yuh nyam up all di food, nyam coo!
You ate all the food, glutton!
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4. Bright
Meaning: Too forward / Disrespectful
Di bwoy too bright.
That boy is too disrespectful.
Nuh bright wid yuh mada.
Don't be disrespectful to your mother.
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5. Facety
Meaning: Mouthy / Smart-mouthed
Nuh get facety wid mi.
Don't get smart with me.
Shi always facety.
She's always talking back.
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6. Big Mouth
Meaning: Someone who can't keep secrets
Yuh big mouth bad.
You really can't keep secrets.
Mi cyaan tell yuh nutten, yuh big mouth.
I can't tell you anything, you always tell people.
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7. Boasy
Meaning: Proud / Arrogant
Him too boasy.
He's too arrogant.
Money mek har boasy.
Money made her arrogant.
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8. Fool Fool
Meaning: Silly / Stupid
Stop act fool fool.
Stop acting silly.
Mi nuh deal wid fool fool people.
I don't deal with foolish people.
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9. Soft
Meaning: Weak / Easily frightened
Yuh too soft fi dis.
You're too weak for this.
Nuh be soft, gwaan try.
Don't be weak, go ahead and try.
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10. Waste Man / Waste Gyal
Meaning: Worthless person (strong insult)
Him a waste man.
He's a worthless man.
Mi nuh reason wid waste gyal.
I don't associate with worthless women.
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