Talk Like Ah Trini

According to CNN (2014) it’s estimated that there are nearly 7,000 languages on Earth. That's nearly 7,000 different ways to express yourself to others.

And some of these accents have a reputation for being pleasing to the ear and great start to a romantic overture.

IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE THAT TRINI ACCENT WAS RATED #11 IN THE WORLD!

Famous tongues: Nicki Minaj, Billy Ocean

For fetishists of oddball sexuality, the Caribbean island of Trinidad offers an undulating, melodic gumbo of pan-African, French, Spanish, Creole and Hindi dialects that, when adapted for English, can be sex on a pogo stick. (CNN, 2014)

GET FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF TRINI’S POPULAR SLANGS BELOW AND BLEND RIGHT IN!!!

BACCHANAL - party atmosphere; arguments, confusion e.g. "If dey find out, it will be rel bacchanal."

BACK CHAT – A rude response e.g. "Doh give meh no back chat now, yuh hear!"

BADJOHN - a bully; a person who thinks they're really "bad"

BISCUIT - cookie, cracker

BOBOLEE – A person who gets taken advantage of

BOBOLIZE - to bully someone

BOOF / BUFF - to scold

BUSS - to burst; to be a flop e.g. "Shux dred, dat party was rel buss."

BUSS IT - to leave e.g. "Well when I see dat, I buss it!"

CHIPS - French Fries e.g. "May I have some chips, please?"

CHUTNEY - a type of music indigenous to Trinidad, which evolved from Indian music

COMMESS - confusion, conflict

CUNUMUNU - a foolish person

DINGOLAY - to dance in a joyful, carefree manner

DOTISH - silly, stupid e.g "Don't act dotish nah!"

DOUX-DOUX - sweetie, sweetheart e.g. "Don't mind dat, doux-doux."

DRED - friend (see also hoss, padna); cool e.g. "Dat movie was dred, eh dred?"

FELLA - a fellow, a boy, a guy e.g. "Way! Check dat fella!"

FETE - party

FUH REAL? - really? Is that so?

GYUL - girl

HORN - to cheat on a boyfriend of girlfriend

HOSS - a close friend

IN TRUTH - for real, that's right e.g. "That test was so hard!" Reply: "In truth!"

LIL - little

LIME - to hang out in a casual atmosphere e.g. "I feeling to lime."

MACO - someone who minds other people's business! e.g. "Wha yuh macoing so for?"

MAKE STYLE - to show off

MAMAGUY - To make fun of, to fool

OBEAH - black magic, voodoo

OBZOKEE - unpleasant, out of place

OLE TALK - chit-chat, light-hearted chatter e.g. "We was just ole talking dey."

PADNA - (from "partner") a close friend, buddy

PICONG - to insult in a jesting manner

PONG - pound e.g. "Gih meh two pongs of tomatoes dey tantie."

POOHAR - see dotish

POT HOUND / POT HONG - a mixed dog; sometimes used as an insult e.g. yuh lazy pothound!

SAGA BOY / STAR BOY - a male who likes to "make style"; a male who is cool

SCREW UP YUH FACE - to make a strange expression, usually when angry or in disagreement of something e.g. "Look how she screwin up she face nah!"

SWEET TOO BAD - really nice, pleasant, attractive e.g. "Dred, dat gyul eh play she sweet too bad!"

SWEET DRINK - term used for soft drink, soda, pop

TABANCA - the feeling of hurt and pain when a close relationship ends e.g. "Leave him alone hoss, he gyul leave him. He have rel tabanca."

TANTIE - auntie

TONG - town e.g. "I went to tong today."

TOUTOULBAY - a gullible person

VEX - angry, upset

WHAS DE SCENE? - What's up? e.g. Ay padna, whas de scene?

WINE - to gyrate, to rotate hips in a suggestive manner