Definition: has a lot of muscles.
Example: "Wach yah! dah gyul lack up bad."
Posted by: La La, 2009.

Definition: "verb; to beat. Lada he backside!'"
Source: Page 76, Roy, John D. A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands. St. Thomas, USVI, 1975.

Definition: Spelling for "laugh."
Example: "Ah chan stop laff!" = "I can't stop laughing!"
Posted by: MZ AMC aka Ann-Marie Charles of Rock C T, 2010.

Definition:"Nonsense. 'Da pickny ah ta'k la la., That child is talking nonsense."
Source: Page 69, Valls, Lito. What a Pistarckle! A Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole. St. John, USVI. 1981.
Definition: "noun; gossip, nonsense. Man, shut yo mout', yo talkin' lala.'"
Source: Page 76, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.
Definition: "Lala. Talking 'lala' or nonsense."
Source: Page 13, Seamon, G.A. Virgin Islands Dictionary. St. Croix, USVI. 1968.
Definition:idle gossip.
Posted by: La La, 2009.

Definition:"A purplish-gray crab (Cardisoma guanhumi). Common from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil."
Source: Page 30, Valls, Lito. New Supplement: What a Pistarckle! A Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole. St. John, USVI. 1990.

Definition: (Pronunciation for "long.") See also entries for "long."
"Lang tung = Gossiper. Lang wata = Copious tears. 'She cry lang wata.' She cried copiously."
Source: Page 70, What a Pistarckle! 

Definition: ("lapi years"). "Old times. See: DONKEY YEARS."
Source: Page 70, What a Pistarckle! 
Definition: ("lappy ass years") Same as "donkey years," a long, long time.
Source: Sharon, on Facebook, 2010.

Definition: pronunciation for "later."
Examples: "Wha you doin latah and so?" "We'll link up you latah!"
Source: Page 83, Sterns, Robin. Say it in Crucian! A Complete Guide to Today's Crucian for Speakers of Standard English. St. Croix: Antilles Press, 2008.

Definition: Pronunciation for "Lord."
Example: "Lawd have mercy!"
Posted by: MZ AMC aka Ann-Marie Charles of Rock C T, 2010.

Definition: "verb; to learn, to teach. Learn me de fu'st two line." = "Teach me the first two lines."
Source: Page 76, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition:"Islanders are never late; never ever. 'De bus, de ferryboat, de plane gan' leave me."
Source: Page 31, New Supplement: What a Pistarckle!

Definition: (Pronounced lehCHONG). "Pork. From P.R. Spanish, 'Lechon' = pig, pork."
Source: Page 70, What a Pistarckle! 

Definition: "Business establishment specializing in the sale of 'lechon' and other related dishes. [St. Croix]."
Source: Page 70, What a Pistarckle! 

Definition: pronunciation for "leave."
Example: "I gon lee ayo." = "I'm going to leave all of you."
Source: Page 83, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: "means to leave (I gahn lee ah you: I am leaving) OR (lee di ting alone: Leave it alone) (St. Thomas, St. John, BVI)."
Source: You Know U From the Virgin Islands When U Speak This Language, on Facebook, 2010.

Definition: pronunciation for "left."
Source: Page 83, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: Can also mean "leave."
Example: "Parents: Lef yo eyes pon yo picknie dem!" = "Parents: Watch your children!"
Source: Vanessa, on Facebook, 2010.

Definition: "verb phrase; leave him alone. Lefum, le' 'im go.'"
Source: Page 76, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition: "let go."
Posted by: Yáminah89, 2009.

Definition: "let/let's."
Example: "Leh we go!" = "Let's go!"
Source: Page 83, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: "Let me have one."
Source: JeVaughn, on Facebook, 2006.

Definition: "verb; to borrow. Dey len' it from me."
Source: Page 76, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition:"Give someone hell. A good dressing down."
Source: Page 31, New Supplement: What a Pistarckle!

Definition: "verb; to knock down intentionally. Tom in de hospital, he ge' lick down wid a rock las' night.'"
Source: Page 76, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition: a beating.
Example: "We gato drive some lick in he rass toh cool he dung."
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!
Also: can refer to the hand gesture imitating the sound of licks. See "finger pop."

Definition: "verb; turn on the light. Light de light; it gettin' dark in hea'."
Source: Page 77, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.
See also: "out de light"

Definition:"As if. 'She akin' like if she sh*t don't stink." = "acting as if her..."
Source: Page 32, New Supplement: What a Pistarckle!

Definition: an endless amount.
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: ("white on rice"). "Very close, inseparable. 'Don ge' between dem two; dey is like white-an-rice."
Source: Page 32, New Supplement: What a Pistarckle!

Definition: idiomatic expression to mean (1) to talk too much, usually saying bad things about someone else ("Afta she had run her mouth like water I ask her if she was done.") (2) Can also mean "everywhere" ("Babylon round de place like watah.")
Source: Page 57, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: "Insignificant. (Adjective.) 'Lil piece ah boat' = Tiny boat. 'Lil piece ah man' = Small man."
Source: Page 72, What a Pistarckle!

Definition: (noun) fun place to hang out, location of a party.
Example: "Wha pa de lime deh?"
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: (verb) relaxing, hanging out, going out.
Example: "Leh we gane limin no?" "Leh we go buss a lime!"
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!
Definition:"Hang around idly. Loiter. Has also come to mean 'go out on the town.'"
Source: Page 72, What a Pistarckle! 
Definition: "verb; doing nothing, relaxing. Man, I ain' doin' no wo'k today, I limin'."
Source: Page 77, A Brief Description and Dictionary of the Language Used in the Virgin Islands.

Definition: "Flavored ices and juices frozen in ice trays. In St. Croix also called Limbel after Puerto Rican usage. The ices were apparently names after [aviator Charles A.] Lindbergh since they came into vogue around the time of his air visit to the islands [1928, 1929]. In St. Thomas and St. John they are called Specials."
Source: Page 72, What a Pistarckle!
Definition: Locally made frozen treat like a popcicle, with flavors like guava, milk (con leche), mango, soursop, tamarind, and coconut.
Example: "In St.Croix the east call it ice pop...the west lindy...an st.thomas special...that's how we knew where someone was from growing up."
Source: Frankie, on Facebook, 2010.

Definition: wasting time by doing something else.
Example: "He always lingerin when I need to go somewhere."
Posted by: La La, 2009.
See also: "slingering."

Definition: says both "goodbye" and "stay in touch." ("We'll link up you latah.")
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!

Definition:"To cry out one's liverstring is to cry out disconsolately."
Source: Page 32, New Supplement: What a Pistarckle!

Definition: not on your guard.
Example: "Anytime I kech dis dude loafin, he gon geh a cap in he rass."
Posted by: doctropic, 2009.

Definition: acting crazy.
Example: "She betta not come loaftin roun me again."
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: (1) to grow dreadlocks ("He locksing up") or (2) possess dreadlocks ("Leh we go coop dem lock up dudes.")
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: "Criticizing others for the very fault one possesses: 'I wouldn't call him lazy if I were you, Andy; that would be the pot calling the kettle black.'"
Source: The American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, 3rd ed, 2005. Available online at www.dictionary.com

Definition:"To visit. 'Ah goin' look foh meh giel fren.' I'm going to visit my girlfriend."
Source: Page 33, New Supplement: What a Pistarckle!

Definition: comment made when something stupid, funny or bad happens.
Source: Briana, on Facebook, 2010.

Definition:"Think to; attempt to. 'Eb'rytime ah look to call yoh an de phone out."
Source: Page 33, New Supplement: What a Pistarckle!

Definition: a greedy look.
Example: "Your eye long, dehman."
Source: Page 22, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: (spelled "lang eye"). "Covetous."
Source: Page 70, What a Pistarckle!

Definition: "along side."
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!

Definition:"To become impotent or frigid."
Source: Page 33, New Supplement: What a Pistarckle!

Definition: can mean a female who's a whore or a gold digger.
"Mehson that girl deh is a louse!" (whore)
"That girl geh Bobby bazzidy, man he can't see she's just a louse!" (gold digger)
Source: LaToya, on Facebook, 2008.

Definition: Nickname for St. John. "Twin City" refers to St. Croix, which has two towns, Christiansted and Frederiksted. St. Thomas is "Rock."
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: "Recent slang" for St. John (in 1981!)
Source: Page 73, What a Pistarckle!

Definition: pronunciation for "liar."
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: sweet lines uttered by flirtatious young men ("He start up wit his lyrics dem.")
Source: Page 84, Say it in Crucian!

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