Since Bajan dialect has no standardized spelling, the spelling of a number of the words are just rough approximations.

B

Bashment!- Cool!

Bad talk someone- to say negative things about someone behind the person's back

Back chat- an insolent response from a child to an adult

to back stab- to talk about one's friends negatively behind their backs

backstaber- someone who talks negatively about one's friends behind their backs

a Bajan- a Barbadian, i.e someone from Barbados

Baje- a shortened form of "Bajan"

Barrifle- a lot e.g: You talking a barrifle o'nonsense- You are talking a lot of nonsense

Bashy- used to describe something that's cool. E.g: your car look so bashy!!

Bim- a nickname for Barbados

To big up someone- to shout off someone

Boek- Exclamation

Bout- about

Bozie- A typical sentence ending. e.g. Not me bozie (Not me at all!)

C

Caffuffle- bewildered. e.g Maths just got my head caffuffle

Cawblema!- Wow! Oh Goodness! (anything like that)

Caw'mere- the slang way to say "The Combermere School"

Cha!- an interjection meaning a variety of things from surprise to delight e.g: Cha, dat fella look so good! Cha, in hey hot as hell! Cha, you hear dat new tune!

to chat up someone- to flatter someone

Cheese-on-bread!- An expression showing astonishment. eg. cheese-on-bread dat fella look good denn.

Cuhdear- Meaning "awww, how sad", "poor thing" anything like that.

a Cutter- a sandwich made from authentic Bajan salt bread e.g: a Ham cutter means a Ham sandwich

D

Dat- that

to be dangerous- to be disloyal to one's friends

De- The

Denn- Another typical sentence ending. e.g. you he look hot denn.

De rock- affectionate nickname for Barbados

De tarmack tite - everything is good between us

Don't watch na face - don't worry about it

Don't watch nain- don't worry about it

Dem- them

E

Evahsince- a while ago e.g I did callin you evah since

Evah- every

'En- does not, do not, is not, are not
e.g: I'en going there
I am not going there

F

to fail- to be "not cutting it", used to express a shortcoming of someone or something.

e.g: Dem fellas just fail (Those guys don't look good), e.g Dat new album by X just fail (that new album by X doesn't sound good)

fella- a guy e.g:

to flam- to flirt

to flam with s.o: to flirt with someone

to be fagged out- to be very tired

G

Gear- used to describe expensive, brand name clothing

Gipsy- too inquisitive about everyone's business e.g. cha, you so gipsy

to 'gree wid s.o - to be on speaking terms with someone

H

Hard- to describe just about anything good

 

I

Ingrunt- to be ignorant, hot headed

J

Jenkins- a somewhat uncomplimentary term to refer to the psychiatric hospital at Blackrock, St Michael

K

To kill off someone- to diss someone

To get kill off- to get dissed

L

Larde- meaning Lord, usually follows "Oh". e.g "Oh Larde"

Lickorish- greedy when it comes to food

M

Malicious- Extremely Inquisitive

to mek- to make

To be mekking sport- to be kidding, joking e.g You mekking bare sport!

To mek mock sport at someone- to ridicule someone

N

Nanny- Typically used to describe something nasty or absolutely disgusting

Newscarrier- to be someone who is spiteful and who goes around spreading rumours about people.

nuttin/nain - nothing

Nuhbody - nobody, no one

O

Officious - extremely rude

to be own way - to like having things one's way

P

Pooch - used to refer to one's buttocks

To be a pooch licker- to be someone who sucks up to people

To pooch lick - to suck up to someone, to kiss up to someone

R

To reason that - to think/decide that

Rangate - another expression of astonishment. e.g. "oh rangate I'en revise for that test!

To be righteous - to be fair e.g: Dat just ain't righteous- that is just not fair

S

Safe - Meaning "that's cool with me".

Salad- a popular school game played by trying to kick a foil-ball through someone's feet.

Scotch- In Bajan slang the word "scotch" is used when you want someone to move around so you could get a seat. For example, you may hear "Geh me a scotch dey so" (used like this it is considered rather impolite). The more polite form would be "May I have a scotch please?"Other examples are "You want a scotch?", "Try'an scotch'on dey so"

Site- I get where you're coming from

to skin one's behind at someone- used as an insult. it is when you bend over with your butt facing the person with the meaning "kiss my a*s". It is considered rather offensive and low class

To be on a stuggle- to be difficult or stupid e.g: Maths pon a serious struggle

To study- can sometimes mean "to think about s.th" to be "deep in thought"e.g: Wha' you studyin? What are you thinking about?

stupse- is probably what the Brits call "sucking one's teeth". It is done when you want to show disapproval at something and it can be considered fairly rude.

T

Tearhead- a person with a bad temper

Tight- used as an adjective to mean "cool". e.g: He does dress so tight!!!!!!

To run a lot ah mout - to talk big

To run a lot of talk - to talk big

To be two mouted - to be a disloyal person

U

Unmarley- extremely rude, unmannerly

W

Wait- Wait has a variety of usages. It can be used in much the same way as "by the way" For example, "wait, you hear bout dat dub fete dis Satduh?" (By the way, did you hear about that dub fete this Saturday?"It can also be used to express surprise. Wait...! Wuh goin on hey?

Wha'- what

Whaloss! - normally means "oh my goodness".

to wuk up- a popular dance here that involves rotating your hips in a sexual manner

wunnuh- means "You" in the plural form.

Y

You - This word has various usages. It is a popular way to start a sentence especially if you want to attract the speaker's attention to something. e.g: You!It can be used to express surprise, astonishmentYou, dat shirt look so good!

Z

ZR - a form of public transportation