Patwa
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Root
Sound
- IPA: /ˈbad ˈmaɪn/
- bruck up: bad‧mind
Adjective
bad mind
- When yuh grudge people fi dem tings.[1]
- Yuh too badmind.
Example
- When yuh plan up fi smaddy an' 'ave bere wicked idea inna yuh 'ead.[2]
- How yuh badmind suh?
Example
Noun
bad mind
- Di mentality a smaddy weh grudge people fi dem tings.[3]
- Bun badmind!
Example
- Di mentality a smaddy weh 'ave bere wicked idea inna dem 'ead.[4]
- Badmind a kill dem.
Example
Proof
- ↑ After Europe: Critical Theory and Post-colonial Writing (Stephen Slemon, Helen Tiffin), 1989, ISBN 9781871049718, page 56
- ↑ A Permanent Freedom (Curdella Forbes), 2008, ISBN 9781845230616, page 12
- ↑ Spotlight: Caribbean Newsmagazine, volume 22-23, 1961, page 30
- ↑ Lal Shop: Short Stories and Dialect Poetry (Paul Keens-Douglas), 1984, ISBN 9789768069085, page 106