Definition: "had."
Source: Page 81, Sterns, Robin. Say it in Crucian! A Complete Guide to Today's Crucian for Speakers of Standard English. St. Croix: Antilles Press, 2008.

Definition: (St. Croix) pronunciation for "horse."
Source: You Know U From the Virgin Islands When U Speak This Language, on Facebook, 2010.
Example: "He gotta heap ah haas-dem." = "He owns many horses."
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: "to have."
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Definition: Using "had" before the present tense of a verb is a common way to indicate past tense.
Posted by: doctropic, 2010.
Example: "all I could remember [coming back home to St. Thomas after Hurricane Hugo] is how different the island had look....the place had just look a mess."
Source: Curtis, on Facebook, 2010.
Definition: (spelled "ad") "auxiliary verb; indicates past completed act more remote than simple past. We ad tell him don' beat dem, bu' he beat dem any way."
Source: Page 57, Roy, John D. A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands. St. Thomas, USVI, 1975.

Definition: pronunciation for "her."
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: a greeting, like "Hi!"
Example: "Hail up Crucians all ovah de wuld!"
Posted by: MzCrucianLady, 2009.

Definition: adjective for wearing pants above the belly button , i.e. "hauled up."
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: literally "holler," slang meaning "get back to me/you."
Example: "I busy so holla at me latah."
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: "1. Hand, meaning the entire arm. See FOOT."
Source: Page 1, Valls, Lito. What a Pistarckle! A Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole. St. John, USVI. 1981.

Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.

Definition: "verb; to annoy or disturb continually. Boy, don harass me soul."
Source: Page 73, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition: approaching middle age or older, old enough to know better.
Example: "So I tell he bout his hard-back ass and that he cannot give me no good sex."
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: (spelled "hardback") "Strong. Healthy."
Source: Page 56, What a Pistarckle! 
Example: "ah u hard back muddascunt on st. croix so ugly unless u ga cooly hair. but reppin rock city all the way. them hard back girl always trying take our man and always get their ass buss."
Source: Avanelle, on Facebook, 2010.

Definition: (spelled "hard'n") "Hard headed. Disobedient."
Source: Page 56, What a Pistarckle! 
Definition: (spelled "harden") "adjective; disobedient and unheeding. Chil', why yo so harden?""
Source: Page 74, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition: aSee "Old Harrol."

Definition: literally, "hater/haters," from urban slang, meaning people who are resentful or jealous, usually of someone else's success.
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: See "hata." Literally, "hater blockers," urban slang for big, dark sunglasses that prevent the negative looks from haters getting through to the wearer.
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: ("haul ass") "Run away. Leave abruptly."
Source: Page 26, Valls, Lito. New Supplement: What a Pistarckle! A Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole, St. John, USVI, 1990.
Definition: "verb; to pull towards. Boy, kindly haul yoself ova hea' an' explain wha' it is goin' on wid yo an' da boy fo' Miss Carrie."
Source: Page 74, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.
Example: "What mek yoh don't haul yourass?"
Posted by: Ramon, 2008.

Definition: used to mean terribly annoying.
Example: "You haunted de man!"
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: "Use your head!"
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.

Definition: Literally, "heap," meaning "a lot" ("He mekkin a heap ah noise.")
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: can be used to mean "thing."
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: (spelled "hef") "To judge the weight of an object by lifting it with bare hand. From U.S. colloquial, Heft."
Source: Page 57, What a Pistarckle! 
Definition: "verb; to lift in order to determine weight. Dis ting heavy. Hef' it."
Source: Page 74, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition: a bitch; a disliked, overweight woman.
Example: "He geh married to dis big hefa."
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: pronunciation for "here" on St. Thomas and St. John. See "ya" for St. Croix.
Example: "I deh heh" = "I am here."
Source: Page 45, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: (spelled "he") "verb; take, have, here. He, carry dis to Miss Mary."
Source: Page 74, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.
Example: "I explain to them when I de here in Babylon - I get my way when deh trying to frigg me.""
Source: Rebecca, on Facebook, 2010.

Definition: (spelled "hea'") "adverb; not so long ago. Hea' de odda day, a wata' ba'ge bring water from Puerto Rico."
Source: Page 74, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition: when pronounced HEHlow, a way to get someone's attention.
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: slang for marijuana.
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: pronunciation for "hold."
Examples: "Hole it down" = words expressing excitement.
"Hole it down for me numan" = "keep ppl entertained until i get back."
Source: Anetra, on Facebook, 2007.

Definition: "verb; to delay or detain. Hurry up, man, yo hol'in' me back."
Source: Page 74, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition: used to indicate familiarity with someone's ways of behaving, as in "You dun know how I be." = "You know how I am."
Source: Page 81, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: Said in a challenging tone, "HOW you mean!?!", this expression can mean, "I beg to differ/I disagree." Can also be used to indicate agreement.
Source: Page 12, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: "Certainly. Positively. [Declarative, never interrogative.]"
Source: Page 59, Valls, Lito. What a Pistarckle! A Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole. St. John, U.S.V.I., 1981.

Definition: Refrain from Jam Band's song about the effects of looting in the wake of Hurricane Hugo in 1989. "Dan" is a pronunciation for "don," as in Godfather/mafia fame. Verses include:
I have chains pon meh neck and rings pon meh hand, Hugo make me a Dan!
I use to wear polyester clothing, now I'm wearing Lee brand, Hugo make me a Dan!
I use to work at Pueblo now I ah WAPA man, Hugo make me a Dan!
I use to eat sardine now it’s steak me a nyam, Hugo make me a Dan!
I use to wear shit mashers, now I wear Bally brand, Hugo make me a Dan
I used to have one woman, now I have 21, Hugo make me a Dan!
Posted by: doctropic, 2010.

Definition: pronunciation for "hers."
Source: Page 82, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: pronunciation for "hurting."
Source: Page 82, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: ("humbug-up") "A person quick to take offense. 'She ah humbug-up woman. She's easily offended."
Source: Page 27, Valls, Lito. New Supplement: What a Pistarckle! A Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole. St. John, USVI, 1990. 
Definition: ("humbug-up") "1. To bother. To molest. To annoy. 'Doan humbug me up.' Don't bother me. 2. To fowl (sic) matters. 'E humbug-up de whole ting.' He fowled (sic) up the plans."
Source: Page 59, What a Pistarckle! 
Definition: (1) "verb; to trick, foil or disappoint. I was waitin' fo' im, but he humbug me." (2) "noun; nuisance. He is a real humbug.
Source: Page 74, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition: "her."
Posted by: Yáminah89, 2009.

Definition: In times of adversity we forget our differences.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.

Definition: proverb, to mean if you rush something, you may end up spoiling the whole thing.
Example: "Hungry dahg eat raw meat."
Source: Page 59, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: "Said of an impetuous or hasty person. The creole proverb is illustrative: 'Hurry dag eat raw fungee.'"
Source: Page 60, What a Pistarckle!

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