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1. abeng, n. View full entry 1890
...A type of bugle made from a cow horn, used by the maroons as a musical instrument and to send signals....
2. Babylon, n.2 View full entry 1943
...Chiefly Jamaican (esp. in the context of Rastafarianism). A contemptuous or dismissive term for: anything regarded as representing the degenerate or oppressive nature of white culture; spec. the...
3. balm, n.2 View full entry 1897
...A faith-healing ceremony typically involving drumming, dancing, and ritual feasting; a herbal bath or other treatment administered during this. Also: the practice of performing such ceremonies or treatments. Cf. Pocomania...
4. balmyard in balm, n.2 View full entry 1917
...an outdoor enclosure where a balm is performed....
5. bangarang, n. View full entry 1935
...Rubbish; miscellaneous items. Now rare....
6. bangarang, n. View full entry 1943
...Commotion or uproar; a disturbance; a loud argument....
7. bashment, n.2 View full entry 1996
...An event or party, esp. one featuring dancehall reggae or ragga music. Also (now usually): an up-tempo style of popular music derived from dancehall reggae and ragga, but with a...
8. bayberry, n. View full entry 1756
...In Jamaica, the fruit of the ‘Bayberry Tree,’ Eugenia acris, a species of Pimento....
9. black dogwood in black, adj. and n. View full entry 1803
...any of several plants which resemble dogwood in some way; esp.alder buckthorn, Rhamnus frangula, a native of Europe and introduced in North America;Jamaican the Caribbean tree ...
10. bloodclaat, n., adj., and int. View full entry 1956
...A sanitary towel....
11. bloodclaat, n., adj., and int. View full entry 1967
...With possessive pronoun: one’s self or person, as a target of (threatened) violence. Cf. ass2....
12. bloodclaat, n., adj., and int. View full entry 1973
...A despicable or contemptible person; freq. as a term of abuse. Cf. rassclaatpussyclaat...
13. bloodclaat, n., adj., and int. View full entry 1994
...With the in interrogative contexts, expressing annoyance, impatience, anger, etc. Cf. fuck3a....
14. bloodclaat, n., adj., and int. View full entry 1971
...As an intensifier. Cf. rassclaatpussyclaat...
15. bloodclaat, n., adj., and int. View full entry 1981
...Expressing annoyance, frustration, surprise, etc....
16. burru, n. View full entry 1929
...A kind of vigorous, popular, and sometimes indecent, dance; the music, esp. drumming, used to accompany this....
17. cotch, n. View full entry 1914
...A place (esp. a small or confined space) to sleep, rest, or sit temporarily. Cf. cotch1....
18. cotch, v. View full entry 1895
...To rest oneself; to lean on something for support....
19. cotch, v. View full entry 1950
...To stay or sleep somewhere temporarily....
20. cotch, v. View full entry 1925
...trans.Jamaican. To wedge or block (a wheel, door, etc.) to prevent movement; = scotch3a....
