Doudou, doodoo, doux-doux (n): Sweetness; sweetie; a Trini phrase of affectionate endearment, usually used to females.
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What are some Trini slangs?
- Pallet – frozen lolly.
- Papa yo! – exclamation of surprise.
- Pesh – money.
- Pissin’ tail – a person of no class or importance.
- Pitch oil – kerosene.
- Planasse – to hit someone continuously with the flat part of a cutlass.
- Playin’ social – someone who pretends to be of a higher social strata than they are.
- Pong – pound.
What is a Bamsee?
Noun. bamsee (plural bamsees) (Caribbean) bottom; buttocks; posterior.
What does Mako mean in Trinidad?
Maco, macco, mako, makko, marko (v/n) – Gossip; peep at; look at something that is supposed to be private. Someone that is overly curious about other people’s affairs. Possibly derived from the French word ma commère (ma.
What does doo doo Darling mean?
Sweetheart, darling, honey. Often used together with darling as in Doo-doo darlin’.
What is the Trinidad accent?
Trinidadian and Tobagonian English (TE) or Trinidadian and Tobagonian Standard English is a dialect of English used in Trinidad and Tobago. TE co-exists with both non-standard varieties of English as well as other dialects, namely Trinidadian Creole in Trinidad and Tobagonian Creole in Tobago.
What is a Zess?
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The Trinidadian slang ‘zesser’ or ‘zess’ originates from the English word zest or zesty which means to be appealingly, appetizing or sharp.
How do Trinidadians greet each other?
Social Conventions. The common greeting for both men and women in Trinidad and Tobago is a handshake. Well-acquainted persons may hug and kiss each other on the cheek.Persons will also clarify their title to you – e.g. Mrs, if the woman married or Dr, where qualified.
How do you insult a Trinidadian?
How to piss off someone from Trinidad and Tobago
- Cut in line.
- Use a fake accent.
- Say there is nothing beyond the lighthouse.
- Invite us to a party without proper food and drinks.
- Be a show off.
- Get a bad drive.
- Work on a holiday or the day before/after.
- Think all of us play Carnival.
What does Maco mean Caribbean?
Maco – A person who minds other people’s business for the purpose of gossip.
What is the meaning of Maco?
egyptian cotton
Definition of maco
: egyptian cotton —used especially of the natural undyed state black hose with maco feet.
What is a Jamet in Trinidad?
2. Noun. A promiscuous female. bat, canal conch, dangles, dregs, jagabat, jitney, mattress, ole foot, ole po, rat, river conch, scabical, sketel, skets, stinky, stregge, wabean, wajang, zwag.
What does Bull mean in Trinidad?
1. Verb. To have sexual intercourse. buss a file, dooks, dugu dugu, eez, foup, grine, jook, pefu, ride, rooks, slam, slap, trash, work, wuk.
What does ENT mean in Trinidad?
Ent? – “isn’t that so?” , “right?” (used at the end of a sentence for emphasis; is similar to Spanish “¿no?”)
Do they speak Creole in Trinidad?
Trinidadian Creole is a creole language commonly spoken throughout the island of Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago. It is distinct from Tobagonian Creole – particularly at the basilectal level – and from other Lesser Antillean English creoles.
Trinidadian Creole.
| Trinidadian English Creole | |
|---|---|
| Glottolog | trin1276 |
| Linguasphere | 52-ABB-au |
Does Trinidad use British English or American English?
T&T still uses British English. The latter, therefore, stands. Just like: American English: Center/Labor/Habor.
What means zesty?
English Language Learners Definition of zesty
: having a strong, pleasant, and somewhat spicy flavor. : lively and pleasing : full of zest.
What does Malandros mean?
noun. drone [noun] a person who is lazy and idle. rascal [noun] a cheeky or naughty person, especially a child.
What is Urban Dictionary?
Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced online dictionary for slang words and phrases, operating under the motto “Define Your World.” The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham.
What is Patois in Trinidad and Tobago?
The name ‘Patois’ has also been passed onto dialects of French Creole, especially in the anglophone Caribbean region. Related to French through their mostly shared vocabulary, French Creole/Patois is a language that grew up over a relatively short period of time, and under difficult and extreme conditions.
Which country is this Trinidad?
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is a single country made up of two separate islands. Trinidad is by far the larger of the two islands.
The Area of Trinidad and Tobago’s Total and the Country’s Population.
| Official Name | Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|
| Continent | North America |
| Region | North America |
| Subregion | Caribbean |
| cca2 | TT |
