LOCAL WORDS, SLANGS, AND SAYINGS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO:

Manimah - extravagant things or clothing

Saga dan dan - fancy clothing

Cujon (coo-yon) - stupid

Payap - great confusion or bacchanal

Calpet - to slap someone behind the head

Congo sant - to be bad-mouthed or malicious

Chack - any sort of cold or sickness

Santiwah - bush bath

Spock - any sort of sickness

Bazodee - to get dazed by something

Patisah (pah-tee-zah) - to be biased

Macomeh - close friends

Panchayat (pan-chy-it) - serious talk or family discussion.

Puhar - dirty looking

Gadahar - jackass

Rawan - the devil

Labesar - stupid

Neemakhram - ungrateful

Kilkitay - utterly confused

Lacouray - gossip

Durzi - tailor

Joor - bravery

Buntar - rough sex

Samprat - gang rape

Chula - open air stove

Jhadoor - Indian obeah

Lagniappe (lah-nee-app) - a little extra

Vikey-vike - uncertain

Cargoo - sickly

Harbar - trouble

Maco - overly inquisitive person

Macafouchette - hurriedly cooked food

Mauvais langue (movay-lang) - to be bad mouthed

Coskel - something that is gaudily coloured, or the liking of gaudily coloured things.

Bobolee - stupid person

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