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nar
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Definition: (1) "not" ("He assumed dat ah did nar had my seatbelt on.")
Source: Page 86, Sterns, Robin. Say it in Crucian! A Complete Guide to Today's Crucian for Speakers of Standard English. St. Croix: Antilles Press, 2008.
See also: "whole heapa nar"
(2) euphamism for "bullshit" ("Dis man need to stop he nar.")
Posted by: La La, 2009.
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natchuh |
Definition: pronunciation for "nature," refers to male sexual drive.
Source: Page 86, Say it in Crucian!
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naw
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Definition: "no."
Posted by: Yáminah89, 2009.
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"Nebba grease a fat pig."
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Definition: Leave well enough alone.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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the suffix "ner"
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Definition: in Crucian, words that end in "ner" are usually pronounced as ending in "nuh" or "nah"
Example: "corner" = "cornah"
Posted by: doctropic, 2009.
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nerves
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Definition: where a Standard English speaker would say "That guy had some nerve...", in Crucian it's "nerves."
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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nex, next
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Definition: used for "another" ("Geh she a nex one" = "Get her another one.")
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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nene, neyney
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Definition: "grandmother."
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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"New broom sweep clean. Old broom know de corners."
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Definition: Don't give up your old friends for new ones.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"Nevah dat!"
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Definition: expression indicating disagreement.
Source: Page 13, Say it in Crucian!
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"Nevah laugh when yoh bruddah get wet."
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Definition: proverb, to mean misfortune has no favorites.
Source: Page 59, Say it in Crucian!
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"niggaritis"
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Definition: the overwhelming feeling that a nap is needed after a big meal ("Afta she kill the kallaloo, niggaritis staht to click in: her rass ah sleepy bad.")
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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"Not as good as you!"
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Definition: response to "How are you?"
Source: Carrie, on Facebook, 2008.
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"Not dis guava crop!"
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Definition: "Not this time!" Also an affectionate term used for legislatures. "Next guava crop we see wha gon happen!"
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"no sa/sah."
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Definition: "No, sir," to mean "Absolutely not."
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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nuff
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Definition: "a lot of."
Example: "Gyul, it had nuff cuties lined up fo dat foam party."
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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nuffness
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Definition: showiness, bravado.
Example: "So I take my nuffness gwan go ask the man for money."
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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nuh
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Definition: "no."
Example: "Me ain see nuh man" = "I didn't see any men."
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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nuttin
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Definition: pronunciation for "nothing" ("I ain do nuttin.")
Alternative spellings: nuting
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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nyam
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Definition: "eat" ("I nyaming my food.")
Alternative spellings: yam
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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nyampi
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Definition: (NYAM-pee) - the mucus secreted from the eyes, generally found upon waking in the morning, sometimes euphemistically referred to by Statesiders as "sleep" ("I wake up wid nyampi in meh eye," "I deck deh man a hard punch right in between he yampee eye dem.")
Alternative spellings: yampee
Source: Page 87, Say it in Crucian!
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