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If someone was giving you, "a pure haas dead an cow fat story" What would he be telling you?

An inconsequential or unrelated story. "When time come fi Taam to pay me back a pure haas dead an cow fat story im a gi me." When Tom's loan is due he avoids the issue by talking about unimportant and unrelated matters.

If you and your friend were said to be like " batty an bench" What would it mean?

You are inseparable.. "Di two a dem come een like batty an bench" Those two seem to be inseparable. Batty= bottom.

If your house is "chaka-chaka"?

It is untidy and cluttered.. What an interesting expression!

If a Jamaican said he was " deh pon mi face". What would he be implying?

He had no money.. "Tings hard me deh pon mi face" I have no money, so life is rough.

"Everyting cook an curry"?

All is well. "Nuh worry yuself, everyting cook an curry" Don't worry, everything is fine.

That girl is "fenkeh-fenkeh."?

She is clumsy.. This phrase is probably from one of the West African languages spoken by the slaves brought to Jamaica.

If someone said you were too "gravalicious", what would they mean?

You are too greedy.. This is used in the title of a great reggae song, "Bredda Gravalicious" by Wailing Souls.

If your neighbor was said to be "hightey-tightey", what would it mean?

He was snobbish.. "Uptown people hightey-tightey" The upperclass are snobbish.

What about the phrase " I am sick of his isms and skisms."?

I am fed up with his deception.. Peter Tosh sings about politicians and their "isms and skisms".

If you were wearing your "judging clothes", what would you have on?

Everyday clothes. "Tek aaf yu church clothes an put aan yu judging clothes." Take off your dressy clothes and put on your everyday clothes.