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Obeah
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Definition: "African-derived religious traditions commonly used to do harm. Derived from the days when African slaves in the Virgin Islands used obeah against their masters.".
Source: You Know U From the Virgin Islands When U Speak This Language, on Facebook, 2010.
Definition: "1. The practice of witchcraft or the practice of working or pretending to work by occult or supernatural power. Pronounced OB-YA. Ashanti, 'obuye' = witch. 2. Obeah also refers to 'magic' achieved or 'worked' on or for someone. 3. An amulet containing 'magic' things to effect a spell."
Source: Page 88, Valls, Lito. What a Pistarckle! A Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole. St. John, USVI. 1981.
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"off de chain" |
Definition: from urban slang, meaning "da bomb," really good, extremely attractive.
Source: Page 87, Sterns, Robin. Say it in Crucian! A Complete Guide to Today's Crucian for Speakers of Standard English. St. Croix: Antilles Press, 2008.
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"Old fowl mek good soup."
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Definition: Never leave old friends for new.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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Old Year's Night
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Definition: Virgin Islands equivalent to Stateside "New Year's Eve."
Posted by: doctropic, 2009.
Definition: "Ole Year Day: The eve of New Year's Day. Old Year Night refers to the evening before New Year's Day."
Source: Page 89, What a Pistarckle!
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"Old Harrol"
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Definition: "Death. The devil. 'Sam Hill' in the U.S. 'Old John' in Jamaica. See BASIL, HARROLL. Children in the islands are not told to leave some [food] on their plates for good manners; rather they are told 'Leave some foh Ole Harroll.'"
Source: Page 88, What a Pistarckle!
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"One bite caan' eat mango."
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Definition: It takes time to do what one must.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"One penny caan jingle."
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Definition: "It takes two to tango."
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"one time"
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Definition: "Together. Simultaneously. All at once. 'Now le' we sing one time.' Now let us sing together."
Source: Page 89, What a Pistarckle!
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onliest |
Definition: used to mean "only" ("Dat de onliest one.")
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: ""Only. 'She de onliest one left.' She is the only one left."
Source: Page 89, What a Pistarckle!
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"Oh, Gawd!"
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Definition: A dramatically uttered expression to indicate agreement or surprise.
Posted by: doctropic, 2010.
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"Ooooh, Lawd!"
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Definition: A dramatically uttered expression to indicate agreement or surprise ("He goin party wid she? Oooooh, lawd!")
Posted by: doctropic, 2009.
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orda
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Definition: pronunciation for "order."
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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out, out-out,
"out de lite"
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Definition: "Turn off the light."
Source: Carrie, on Facebook, 2008.
Definition: "Out-out. 1. Extinguish. Turn off. 'Out-out de light in de hall.' Turn off the living room light. 'Out-out de fire.' Extinguish the fire. 2. Erase. 'Out-out de blackboard.'"
Source: Pages 89-90, What a Pistarckle!
See also: "light de light"
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"outside chile"
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Definition: child born to a couple, the father married to another woman.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
Definition: "a child born to a couple whose father is married to another woman. A child born to two unmarried people is not an outside child, even if one or both parents marry different partners later on."
Source: Page 90, What a Pistarckle!
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"outside woman"
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Definition: "A married man keeping another female mate is said to have an outside woman."
Source: Page 90, What a Pistarckle!
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"overstand"
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Definition: From Rastafarian thought, to have a complete understanding of something.
Definition: "The Rastafari philosophy asserts that every man woman and child are equal ...therefore the individual who is receiving the information is equal to the communicator of the information and superior to the idea being communicated. That being said, one should not 'understand' or stand under an idea; when they absorb and correctly perceive an idea they 'overstand' it."
Source: Hypolite, Unika. "Why Do Rastas Say Overstand?" Rasta Reason (website). 3 March 2008. 29 Dec. 2008. See it here.
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own
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Definition: "1. Tag denoting possession. 'His own' = his; 'deLugo own' = deLugo's. 2. A father is said to 'own' a child upon recognizing paternity. The children living under his roof are those he 'keeps.'"
Source: Page 90, What a Pistarckle!
Example: "Wi yo mean tiz mine-own?" = "What do you mean 'it's mine'?"
Posted by: Natalie, 2009.
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