Jamaican patois is rhythm and poetry fused into everyday speech. Born from African, English, and Spanish roots, it's the language of reggae, dancehall, and a culture that changed the world's vocabulary forever.
Vexed
"I am so vexed right now, he left me waiting an hour and then texts to say he is not even coming."
Wagwan
"Yo bruv, wagwan, you coming down the chicken shop or what?"
Cotch
"Came home after twelve hours on site and just cotched on the sofa, didn't even take my boots off, woke up at 3am still fully dressed."
Ting
"Yo fam she's got this new ting going on with some guy from ends, it's a whole ting apparently but nobody knows the full story still."
Soon come
"Asked the waiter when the food was coming and he said soon come. Forty minutes later it arrived and honestly it was so good the wait was worth it."