Definition: from urban slang, reportedly a shortening of the word "brother," used to refer to a close friend.
Example: (from a text message exchange):
Girl: right right dude I bored
Guy: Me too b...wa u want do?
Source: Page 71, Sterns, Robin. Say it in Crucian! A Complete Guide to Today's Crucian for Speakers of Standard English. St. Croix: Antilles Press, 2008.

Definition: "born here," pronounced BAHN YA.
Example: "I barn ya" = "I was born here."
Definition/editorial: "Born here. Native. Belonger. This expression, part of the vernacular since time immemorial, is increasingly heard as immigrant islanders assert themselves in the community. This is indeed unfortunate as one realizes that the most defiant shouters of 'Baan ya' are themselves children of an earlier wave of immigrants. [First seen in print in the St. Croix Avis, 18 Feb. 1868.]"
Source: Page 4, Valls, Lito. What a Pistarckle! A Dictionary of Virgin Islands English Creole. St. John, USVI. 1981.
Alternative spellings: barn, bahn, ban yah, see "bawn" below

Definition: from urban slang, the father of someone’s baby (implies out of wedlock).
Alternative spellings: baby daddy
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: from Rastafarian thought, in St. Croix used mainly to refer to America (often implying a strong but corrupt, immoral place), but also to anything that fits that definition, such as elements of local government or police.
Example: "You betta be careful before Babylon roll up on you."
Also: Bab. See "The Bob."
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!
Example: "Hide your weed, bobylon coming."
Source: Vernice, on Facebook, 2006.

Definition: to Standard English speakers, this is a wine-soaked party ancient Greeks and Romans used to have. To Crucians, this is a really great party in the present time. Usually used in reference to Crucian Christmas Festival holiday events.
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: pronunciation for "bathroom."
Example: "One day in track I had to pee bad and I had planning to go and use my coach bachoom."
Alternative spellings: batroom
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!
Example: from 2009 radio commercial [referring to a party]: "Security as tight as an airplane batchoom."

Definition: refers to a man's back in relation to his sexual strength.
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: a slap.
Example: "I gon backhand yourass one time dehman!"
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: "butt" or "ass."
Example: "I gon kick he backside." "Scatta yo baxide!"
Alternative spellings: baxide
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: (1) “to cry” ("He ballin now!”, “She bawlin bout she purse missing.”) (2) to flaunt money, to be noticably rich (“Since you ballin, buy me a car too.”)
Alternative spellings: ball, bawl
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: to roll marijuana into a loosely wrapped cigar.
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: response to a stupid joke.
Alternative spellings: blam
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: "Well I does hear Cruzians an Tomians use deh word BAM in two different ways.
BAM to ah Cruzian mean it was ah stale joke.
BAM to ah Tomian is Melleh or information about something or someone.
Cruzian Ex. Why did the chicken cross deh road? To geh to deh otha side.-- Ah cruzian would say BAM!! cause deh joke was stupid.
Tomian Ex. Ey I gah ah BAM fo yo!!--- Meaning i gah tell yo sumting.
Source: Tamal, on Facebook, 2006.
Definition: In Crucian BAM also mean: "Yuh Lie!"
Source: Leah, on Facebook, 2007.

Definition: slang for penis.
Source: Page 71, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: polite term for "rear end" or "backside."
Examples: "She cack up she bana and swing it from lef to right" = "She danced." "If yoh don behave, I gon giyoh some good strap cross yoh baana." "Buh she ain ga no ba'na."
Alternative spellings:barna, bahna, baana, ba'na
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!
Added to by: Cornelia Nicholas, 2009.
Example: "De man, u geh toilet paper hanging from yo bahna!!"
Source: Eboni, on Facebook, 2006.

Definition: slang for exciting, wild, fun.
Example: "Ma cousin call meh up on meh cellphone tellin meh to come to dis bangin house pahty."
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: party.
Example: "You ain gon deh big birthday bashment?"
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: not thinking straight/not acting logically, as a consequence of being in love or because it’s raining heavily.
Alternative spelling: bossity
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!
Definition: "sprung, stuck on stupid, clueless."
Example: "De man, get a grip. That girl geh you bazzidy."
Source: Tai, on Facebook, 2007.
Alternative spelling: bazadee. "Light headed. Confused. Crazy. Stupid. 'Da g'iel ga' da boy goin' bazadee.' That girl has that boy going crazy. French: Abasourdir = To amaze, dumb-found."
Source: Page 8, What a Pistarckle!

Definition: where a person is from.
Example: "She naw bawn yah." = "She is not from here."
Posted by: Yáminah89, 2009.
Alternative spellings: see "baan"

Definition: pronunciation for "box."
Example: "Bax dung he rass!"
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: Expression to mean things are in bad shape.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.

Definition: "Please. 'Beg yoh lemme pass.' Please let me through."
Source: Page 9, What a Pistarckle!

Definition: Literally, "behind God's face." "Remote, inaccessible, backward. 'Dem people in LaVallee livin' behin-gad-face."
Source: Page 9, What a Pistarckle!

Definition: an expression referring to a person who is full and satisfied after a meal.
Alternative: "Belly full, bottom down."
See also: "niggaritis."
Source: Page 58, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: lierally, "my stomache is complaining," an expression to mean "I'm hungry."
Example: "Meh belly gripin!"
Posted by: Tina, 2009.

Definition: After lamenting over the leaving of a girlfriend, a friend saw me sulking and told me. Don't worry, better fish in de sea dan been caught already!
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.

Definition: slang for sex.
Example: "Afta dat we go her house and do our bidness."
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: Too much comfort leads to complacency.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.

Definition: "A lot is happening!"
Posted by: Rasheedi24, 2009.

Definition: short for "automobile."
Example: "Then she roll up drivin a new bile, and I was like ‘wow, wha pah you deh car from?'"
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: literally "been,'" used for past tense "been" or "were."
Example: "All dem hata’s eyes bin on she."
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: "block," to ignore.
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: used when a boy is trying to get a girl pregant, but can't succeed.
Example: "Dah man bussin a heep a blank shat in dah gyul."
Posted by: La La, 2009.

Definition: a separate leaf placed into a marijuana cigarette to bring a quicker high.
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: adaptation of stateside slang for wearing an abundance of flashy jewelry.
Example: "She wah blingin like P. Diddy."
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: a bitch, sket, whore, bud sucker.
Example: "She acking like real blou."
Posted by: La La, 2009.

Definition: At 1,100 feet in elevation, one of the tallest points on St. Croix.
Example: (referring to a teacher's handwriting on the blackboard): “Ms. Carter, wha happen to yoh words dem? Deh fallin down Blue Mountain man.”
Source: Pages 48, 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: marijuana cigarette.
Example: "He wah picturing that big royal blunt he was cravin."
Source: Page 72, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: a water pipe used in smoking marijuana.
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: refers to someone who is of large stature and seems to be clumsy.
Example: "This big boo-loo-loo man gone come and drap his nasty cigarette on my foot dem."
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: Originally, overseer, one to every 50 slaves. Usually the biggest, strongest, most intelligent and trustworthy slaves. Now used as a nickname. Most popular was Bomba Allick, boat captain from St. Croix. There are two ferry boats named after him: Bomba Challenger, Bomba Charger.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009, and referring to page 13, What a Pistarckle!

Definition: pronunciation for "about."
Example: "Me ain know wha he takkin bout."
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: proverb, to mean a person who brags a lot won't be as successful as someone who just gets the job done.
Source: Page 58, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: to simplify for those unlikely to understand otherwise.
Example: "Peep game: this is how cris I break it down to her." = "Here's how cleverly I explained it to her."
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: pregnancy."
Example: "She leh he breed she" = "She let him get her pregnant."
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: to impregnate someone/to action taken to become pregnant.
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: the state of being pregnant.
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: to be "nosey," in other people's business.
Alternative spellings: brist
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: refers to "home training, conduct, or manners."
Example: "These children too damn rude. They ain geh no broughtupsy."
Source: Tai, on Facebook, 2007.

Definition: broke, out of money.
Example: "Man, tings brown!"
Source: LaToya, on Facebook, 2007.

Definition: a brother, a man.
Alternative spellings: bruddah, bruddahman, broda, brodaman
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: break or broke.
Example: "Mehson, I bruk like a dahg" = "I'm broke (out of money)."
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: pronunciation for "but"
Example: "The foam party wa strupid, bu when we went over to Moonraker it was aiight."
Posted by: doctropic, 2009.:

Definition: a boy's penis.
Example: "His bud standing up."
Posted by: La La, 2009.

Definition: asking for, begging for.
Example: "A rasta come and start bupsing she for a ride in west."
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: an expression to mean "be discreet, you never know who is listening."
Source: Page 58, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: slang use of "burning," to mean smoking marijuana.
Example: "Ayo bunnin out ya?"
Alternative spellings: bunnin
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: wilderness (if there’s such a thing on a small island), area of uncut brush. ("We find dat we wah lost in de bush."), also used to indicate when a person or thing is missing ("He gone bush.")
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: (1) relax, have fun ("Leh we go buss a lime.") (2) can indicate taking action ("I buss he some kick." "He buss some dude a shot.")
Source: Page 73, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: Eat quickly, eat large amounts.
Example: "Man used to love buss dung some Doritos, mehson."
Posted by: doctropic, 2009.

Definition: literally “bust off,” to leave quickly.
Example: "We buss aff fo anywan had see." = "We hurried away before anyone saw.")
Alternative spellings: bus' off
Source: Page 74, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: breaking marijuana apart so it spreads around on the rolling paper better.
Source: Page 74, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: (1) to be cheated, (2) smoke marijuana, or (3) be angry, ticked off ("He da buun me!")
Source: Page 74, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: "burn tires," to make skid marks with the tires of a car.
Source: Page 74, Say it in Crucian!

Definition: pronunciation for "boy."
Source: Page 74, Say it in Crucian!

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