BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE
DEC 2014
Bajan dialect 101
B
ajan dialect is an iconic part of the Barbadian culture, and as such we thought you might
be interested in learning a few key local sayings.
A ‘cutter’ is not a knife, but rather a type of
sandwich using Bajan salt bread with
various fillings, such as Cheese with pepper
sauce, or baked ham (and pepper sauce), or
flying fish , with cucumber and tomato etc.
(and pepper sauce).
If someone asks you for a ‘scotch’ it’s not Johnnie
Walker they’re requesting. This is a Bajan way of
asking to sit next to someone: “Can I scotch there?”
‘Cheese on bread’ is not a lunch item, but rather a
saying used to express your feelings when you
can’t believe someth