What is This Reggae? Who Came Up with that Silly Word? »

Posted By Ras_Zuke 10 months ago in Arts & Entertainment

Do you ever wonder where certain words come from? Well in Jamaican Slang and Jamaican Patois, I am always asking that question. I mean there are so many words that have a little or unknown origin. Some words of the words that come to mind are pickney or nyam . In fact, someone asked me the origin of the word “ bumboclat“… yikes, you can send me an e-mail if you want to know what a bumboclat is as opposed to what it means.

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Ras Zuke is the author of the Rastaman Vibration - The Definitive Source for Jamaican Patois, Culture, Rasta and Reggae. Ras loves to share his passion ...

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