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TERJVIINOLOGy IAMAICAIT PossE STREET DRUG STREET GA}IG HISPA}TIC GA}IG

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JAMAICA.}T POSSE TERMINO I,OGY

Thc fotlowing glossery by vario us ]amaicans.

is

an

illusrration

of

somc

of

rhc

tcrminorogy

end

slang

used

TERM

Gatc

MEANING

Housc, apafiment, ctc. In some arcas, gatc housc rcfcrs to drug

housc.

Stccp

You no scc

Mash it up

Yus or Yatsv Dread

Trans Chcck you out

Chcck it out

Brothcr

Clap

Hot You don't understand or do you un&rstand. Handlc it, or could mean

dcsmrction.

Clothes

AIrc refers to "Rasta", i.e., ail clread uP ln court.

Car

Going to visir someone in person.

Look a score over to see if it is worth doing, and thc risk of

gctrin g caught. Fellow /am aican Shot

Yellow papcr

Counrerfeit monev

Iuke

Holdup, rob or rip someone off.

Stcp Manifest

- Movc on somethirg, . Plan a scorc.

York

Ncw York (Ciry or Sratc)

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TERM

Yard B ite I eeth Beasts

Iric

Ycng Puppy or Dog Tool Gong Shoory Machinc Rings

Ily

Corn Food Ganja F irc P.N.P. I.L.P.

w.P.l.

IAMAICAN POSSE TERMINOT,OGY MEANING

famaica, Wcst Indies Arrest

B ullc ts Policc

ICs okay, its first class, or that is

exccilcnt. Gun Gun Gun Gun Shotgun Machinc gun Guns and bullets. Marijuana Marijuana Marijuana Marijuana Policc approaching.

Pcople's National Parry )amaican Labour Parry WorkeCs PartY of )amaica (Communist ParrY)

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TERM

Labourites I.D.F. Brigadc B rig'adistas

Front Lincrs Hot Steppers

Baldheads Babvlon

Bloodclot B umbaclot Pussvclot

Ras clot

Rass

R:s Tafari

D rcadlocks

JA-IVIAICAN POSSE TER.U(INO [,OGY

MEANING _ Suppgrters of rhc ].L.P.

]amaica's Defensc Force. Cuban trained gucrrillas.

Cuban rraincd gucrrillas.

Cuban rraincd guerriilas.

Cuban raincd guerriJlas.

Srr''ights; undesirablc, as in "chase thosc baldhcads out of town".

Thc world outside of the Rasta,s

world the powcr sftucturc, thc

police.

'Offensivc term" (Blood Cloth)

Feminine san itary napkin.

"O ffensivc Term"

"Offcnsive Tcrm" Samc as

Blooddot.

"Offensivc Term" Worsc than

Bloodclot.

Ass, as in 'You olc rass You."

Hailc Selassi, thc Lion of ]udah and head of thc Ras Tafarian faith.

To thc rastaman, rcports of

Sclassi's death havc becn greatly cxaggcrated.

B raids most Rrstas wcar, somctimes concealed under a hat.

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TERM

IandI

Jah

Mon Roots Ru&boys

Sccn

Shit Stcm Splift'

Don Rankin D nrg/Gan ja Baron

|ohtcd

Concrctc Junglc

Junglclitcs

JAMAICAN POSSE TERMINOTOGY

MEANING I, wc, you and mc. Whcn a R:stamen spcakg hc spcaks for all R.astamcn and cvcn for Ras Tafari

h imsclf.

God. Thc old biblc namc for )chovah end mosr oftcn uscd by

R:stafarians.

-.Manf oftcn added ro othcr words, Hcrb-man, I-man, Rasta-man.

Turc" rcggac; rhc most spirirual

muslc.

"Badboys"

Do you scc! Do you undcrstand.

Socicry, rhc systcm.

Pronounccd splccf. ]oing onc

ouncc of gaaja makes approxirnarcly four (4) spliffs.

Boss

High ranking mcmbcr of thc poisc. Major drug sm ugglcr,

Dismcmbcrcd or bchcadcd-

Housing schcmc in Kingston, callsd funq6 Gardcns. Namc

/M,

camc

from thc late Bob Marlcy rcng,

Concrctc ]unglc.

]ameicans that lives or is from the

Concrcrc )un glc.

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TERM R-rga Muftin

Higgler

Drugglcr Lidsy Liclsy

Mama Man Mad Man Shanking

JA.U{AICAT{ PossE TERMINOT-GY

MEAI{ING An untidy person. Could also mcan somcone who is tough and

'bad.

Vendor. (Informal Commercial Importation). Most higglers are

females.

Drug dcaler

A pcrson who has cxccssivc desire, as in 'T-iclcy Liclcy Policcman" a policcman on thc takc.

11o'',o5sa,r-l

A pcrson thar is menrally dcficient.

Dancing

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STREET. D RUG TERMINOLOGY

TERM A Blast or Hit

MI.ANING Smoking crack; taking a drag from

thc crack-filled srcm.

Basuco

Off-whitc pastel pre-processed form of cocaine; smoked.

Beemcr

Crack smokcr

Bomb Squad

Namc of a crack-selling crew.

Bortles

Crack vials

Break Night Bridge & Tunnel Pcoplc

Staying up aII night and se eing dav brcak

People living outside thc Ciry who usc bridgcs and tunnels ro reach drug copping locations in

Manhartan.

Buek

To shoot somcone in thc head.

Carburctor

Creck stem attachment uscd when stcm is brokcn or too short.

arpct Patol

Crack smokcrs scarching on the 0oor for crumbs of crack.

Chasing thc Dragon

Smoking hcroin and crack togcthcr; also smoking heroin or morphinc on aluminum foil.

Ch icken Scratch

Searching on hands and knees for bits of crack

Cocoa Puff

Smoking marijuana and cocaine in a joint.

Cracker ]acks Credit Card

Crack smokcrs Crack stem

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