tambran |
Definition: pronunciation for "tamarind" on St. Croix.
Source: Page 92, Sterns, Robin. Say it in Crucian! A Complete Guide to Today's Crucian for Speakers of Standard English. St. Croix: Antilles Press, 2008.
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tan tan |
Definition: leucaena, a common weed plant growing in the bush.
Source: Page 92, Say it in Crucian!
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taught
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Definition: pronunciation for "thought."
Alternative spellings: tat, taght
Source: Page 92, Say it in Crucian!
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"Take yoh time, comb yoh hair."
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Definition: proverb, meaning don't rush into something.
Example: "Chanelle, I see you watchin dem boys, but I beg you, take yoh time, comb yoh hair."
Source: Page 60, Say it in Crucian!
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tek
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Definition: pronunciation for "take" ("Tek weh yohsef" = "Get out of here.")
Source: Page 92, Say it in Crucian!
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"'Tek care" betta da 'Beg pardon.'"
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Definition: "Take care not to offend."
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"Tek sense to mek nonsense."
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Definition: It takes a smart person to act dumb.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"th" sound
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Definition: in Crucian, the "th" sound is usually pronounced as "d" or "t."
Examples: "three" = "tree", "think" = "tink", "mouth" = "mout", "they" = "dey", "that" = "dat"
Source: Page 8, Say it in Crucian!
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"The Bob"
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Definition: short for "Babylon," used to refer specifically to the United States.
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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"the Christmas"
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Definition: used where a Standard English speaker would just say "Christmas."
Example: "I goin home for the Christmas."
Posted by: doctropic, 2009.
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the suffix "ther"
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Definition: In Crucian, words that end in "ther" are usually pronounced as ending in "duh" or "dah"
Examples: "other" = "uddah", "father" = "fahhah", "mother" = "muddah"
Source: Page 8, Say it in Crucian!
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"throwing [his, her] words"
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Definition: swearing.
Source: Page 58, Say it in Crucian!
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tief, tiefin
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Definition: (TEEF) literally "thief," used as a verb, i.e, "to steal" ("I teefin office papah.")
Alternative spellings: teef
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
Example: "A da mon, you teef ma pencil" = "Hey- you stole my pencil."
Source: Melissa, on Facebook, 2007.
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"Tief man neva prosper."
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Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"tight-up"
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Definition: adjective for "tight" ("Dat police come ova like he bad in he tight-up pants.")
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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"Time longer than twine."
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Definition: proverb, meaning your bad deeds can catch up to you.
Source: Page 60, Say it in Crucian!
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ting
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Definition: "thing."
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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"Tings done by half neva done right."
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Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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ti ti
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Definition: noun, female breasts.
Example: "Meh ti ti dem small, mehson."
Posted by: Cornelia Nicholas, 2009.
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"tisic"
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Definition: Tuberculosis. If someone coughs around you, he ga' de tisic.
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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tink
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Definition: "think" ("He tink he betta dan she." "Me ain tink so" = "I don't think so.")
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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tiz
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Definition: "it's."
Example: "Tiz only bicaz mein had nu money...."
Posted by: Natalie, 2009.
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"Today egg betta than tomorrow fowl."
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Definition: "A bird in the hand is better than two in the air."
Source: Ronnie Locvkhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"Too man crab can't live in the same hole."
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Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"Too much friends mek crab nuh have no head."
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Definition: "With little or no head, a crab can't think for himself, could be led in all directions."
Source: Ronnie Lockhart, on Facebook, 2009.
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"too sharp for TV"
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Definition: when someone is too amazing or attractive for words.
Source: Page 57, Say it in Crucian!
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toss
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Definition: used as a descriptive adjective/noun of an attractive person."
Example: "Aye...ayo see all dem toss last night in jamband wid dem pumpum shorts?"
Source: Alric, on Facebook, 2009.
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touriss
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Definition: (tourISSS) pronunciation for "tourist."
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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tralala
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Definition: melee.
Example: "She down deh talkin duh hole tralala about her friend."
Posted by: La La, 2009.
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tree, t'ree
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Definition: pronunciation for "three."
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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"trick"
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Definition: refers to an unpleasant person, usually female ("Dis trick come steppin to me with a bunch of attitude when I was at work.")
Source: Pages 37, 93, Say it in Crucian!
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trippin
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Definition: from urban slang, used to mean overreacting, blowing small things out of proportion ("Dat bwoy still trippin.")
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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troupe
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Definition: (pronounced TROOP), a group of performers, like the St. Croix Majorettes or UVI 4-H Club, who march in the Crucian Christmas Festival parades.
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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"Tru dat!"
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Definition: "That's true!"
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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tryna
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Definition: "trying to."
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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tun-tun fly
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Definition: refers to a knat.
Source: Shakeela, on Facebook, 2006.
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tursty
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Definition: pronunciation for "thirsty."
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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"12 Days of Crucian Christmas (2008)"
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Sung to the classic tune, last verse only quoted here to save space:
On the 12th day of Christmas my Crucian gave to me,
Twelve pot holes,
Eleven mocko jumbies
Ten Crucian Bracelets
Nine guava tarts,
Eight people missing,
Seven different owners,
Six Cruzan Rums,
Five Johnny Cakes,
Four times powah gan,
Three machetes,
Two bomb threats,
and one cheese in a buttah bread.
Authors: Wendell Grouby Jr., Saskia Corke, Andrew Warbington III, Letisha Sackey, Tanicia Corke, Roxanne Walters, Precious Laurent, and Gabriel Rivera.
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Twin City
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Definition: refers to St. Croix, which has two towns, Christiansted and Frederiksted, while St. Thomas - "Rock" - has Charlotte Amalie and St. John - "Love City" - has Cruz Bay.
Source: Page 93, Say it in Crucian!
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