SAY WHAT ?

BAJAN TRANSLATIONS !

ENGLISH : “ Excuse me , may I share that seat with you ?” BAJAN : “ Go ‘ round an ' gimme a li ' l scotch !”

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A cutter is not a sharp utensil . It ’ s a sandwich .

Yuh on a “ brasion " ( a date )! Even if yuh only going to de beach , yuh dress up real sharp .

An elderly Bajan lady is in an elevator in a high rise apartment building

in New York , going to visit some relatives . A beautiful , young woman gets in smelling like very expensive perfume . She turns up her nose at the old woman and says arrogantly , " Giorgio , Beverly Hills , $ 120.00 an ounce ." The elderly lady with a deadpan expression says nothing . Another young and beautiful woman smelling expensive , enters the lift , turns , looks down her long pointed nose at the old lady and says " Chanel No . 5 , Paris , $ 200.00 an ounce ." The lift is now filled with the aroma of the magnificent scents of the combined perfumes . One floor later , as the Bajan lady approaches her destination , she quietly eases out a long silent burst of gas , which quickly overpowers the combined expensive perfumes and leaves the two women with water in their eyes . As she steps out of the elevator , she turns and says " Breadfruit , Barbados , 36 cents a pound ."

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Every stranger is either Bossman , Captain or Skipper

Someone asked you ' fuh piece ' … It cud mean : " let me try dat " or " make some room for me !"

Banks ' not only good for keeping ya money ! Dey also great fuh drinking !

De word “ collins ” is a weapon and not somebody name .

If yuh cyan believe someting true yuh does either say " Wuh ?", “ Yuh Lie !” or " Fuh true ?"

ENGLISH : “ My Goodness , that woman is overweight .” BAJAN : “ You , she big as Sh *** yuh .”

ENGLISH : “ You are a very attractive woman .” BAJAN : “ Psssstt ! My friend ! Yuh Look Good !”

ENGLISH : “ I really would like for us to be intimate .” BAJAN : “ Yuh gon ’ gimme piece or what ?”

ENGLISH : “ You have something on your face , dear .” BAJAN : “ Uh uuuh ! Wuz dah pun you face ?”

Many thanks to our reader Lois B for sharing these jokes . Do you have a funny Bajan photo or joke that you want to share with us ? Email us at info . gobarbados @ gmail . com

BAJAN WORD OF THE DAY

Kawblema ( Kaw · bleh · muh ) Injunction

“ Oh my goodness ”

Stems from the saying “ God blind me if it isn ’ t true .”

COMMON USE – “ Kawblema , gas prices gone tru de roof !”

INTERPRETATION – “ Oh my goodness , gas prices have become extremely high .”

Defined & Illustrated by Nicholas Ward ’ s Bajan Slang Dictionary . Available at all Ganzee locations , Cave Shepherd , Pages , and other locations . Contact Nick at nicholasmlward @ gmail . com for special orders !

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