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Ahse Trini pronunciation (Ass) See Bam Bam
Air Trini pronunciation Ear
Bacchanal Wild party / Scandal / Argument / Confusion
Back Back A suggestive dance performed with the male dancer's front rubbing against the female's rear, and vice versa
Baa-John (Bad John) A dangerous man, a gangster, someone with a reputation for hurting people
Band* A group of Carnival masqueraders with costumes designed on a related theme. A band can have 4,000 people divided into 25 sections, each with it's own theme and several music trucks. Each band has a huge King and Queen costume. Carnival Tuesday will see about 20 large bands go across the stage in competition.
Bam bam Also Boom-boom, boomsie, bamsie, bam-a-lam, background, backside, behind, ass, bottom / butt
Bazodee Confused
Bawlin' (Bawling) To cry, yell or howl
BeeWee (BWIA) British West Indian Airways, the national airline of Trinidad
Bol' Face (Bold Face) Pushy, loud and wrong, demanding, The foundation of Trini culture and national personality
Boof To insult, yell at or argue with someone
Bun Trini pronunciation Burn
Buss Up Shut See Roti, Shredded roti skin, resembling a "bust up shirt"
Cahneevaal (Carnival) "Farewell to the Flesh" A pre-Lenten festival started by Catholics to get in one last party before giving up wine, women and song for 40 days during Lent. Preparations and partying in Trinidad start in January and build up to Jouvay (Monday) and Mardi Gras (Tuesday) ending at midnite just before Ash Wednesday in mid-February. Costume bands in street Carnival, steelband competitions, Calypso contests, parties, dances and Kiddie Carnival all come together for Carnival. Rio and New Orleans carnivals are bigger and better known, Trinidad's is best.
Callaloo Thick soup made of dasheen leaves, okra, coconut milk, crab and seasonings.
Coonoomoonoo (Cunumunu) Idiot, stupid person
Crapo (Crapaud) Frog The most detested reptile on the island. Often poisonous, they are hated worse than snakes.
Cyaa One of the most interesting Trini pronunciations: Can't
Dat Trini pronunciation That
Day* (Dey) Trini pronunciation of They and There. "Ah hyar dey living dong by dey so." (I hear they're living down there). You may have heard the old Calypso; "Hush your mouth, go away, Mama look a Boo Boo dey!" (there)
Dimarsh Gra (Dimarche Gras) The major show on Carnival Sunday night. Eight King and eight Queen of the bands costumes (some 30 feet tall) compete on stage at Queen's Park Savannah to be named King and Queen of Carnival. The eight top singers compete to be crowned the Calypso Monarch.
Dough* (Doh) Trini pronunciation Don't "Oh no, do do dahlin', doh do dat to me!"
Dong Trini pronunciation Down
Doo doo* (Doux doux) Sweetheart often used with darling, as in "do do dahlin'"
Doogla (Dougla) A person of mixed race, usually a mixture of African and East Indian.
Doughtish (Dotish) Stupid, probably from the English doltish
Eh Eh An exclamation of surprise or indignation, often said with much emphasis for effect.
Fet (Fete) Party
Flim (Film) Movie as in "Meh fav'rite flim star Clint Eastwood; he a ral badjohn in trut, y'know!"
Fresh Water Yankee A Trini who goes to America and comes back acting and talking Yankee (Originally someone acting Yankee without even going overseas, or crossing salt water).
Good Night An evening greeting, used when first meeting someone or entering a home at night.
Gyul Trini pronunciation Girl
Hair* Trini pronunciation Here or hear
Hair she (Hear she) Also Hair he I'm quoting her (him) as in "I ask she 'But why you late?' Hair she, 'You is meh mudder?' "
Hambug To pester or bother someone
Horn* To cheat on your spouse or lover, as in "She horning him like reindeer!"
Hornerman a guy who makes love to someone's wife
Huggish Rude, crude, mean; the behavior of a thug, gangster
Hut* Trini pronunciation Hurt
In Trut (In truth) For real, no lie
Jab Jab A type of Carnival devil costume; jabs people with his fork and demands money from passersby.
Jagabat Slut, loose woman, prostitute. also Wajang (wah-jang) or Wabean (wah-bean)
Joo-vay (Jouvay, or Jour Ouvert) "Opening of Day" in French, Carnival Mas beginning before dawn on Carnival Monday wearing costumes of mud, old clothes (Ole Mas), devil costumes or satirical themes.
Las' Lap (Last Lap) Last minute street partying on Carnival Tuesday which goes until midnite when Ash Wednesday begins. The very last of Carnival.
Lef Trini pronunciation Left
Leave Trini syntax Left "Me eh see she again, she leave de fete long time!"
Lime*, limin' Hanging out, loafing
Mah-ko (Maco) Nosy person, busybody, gossip
Mah-kocious (Macocious) A person who is nosy, a maco
Make Style Show off as in "Eh-eh, but I find she only makin' style on people!"
Mama Man Male homosexual
Mama Poule A weakling, someone who can be taken advantage of
Mamaguy To fast talk or sweet talk someone; to try to fool someone.
Maracas Bay The most beautiful beach in Trinidad, high waves, great scenery.
Mass* (Mas) Carnival costumes, or playing mas, street revelry in carnival costume.
Meh (My) "Gi' me de ting when you come to meh house, pahtnah."
Moco Jumbie Stilt dancers, an African tradition carried over to Trini carnival Their costumes represent jumbies, or spirits, of African mythology, in Haiti the word jumbie was corrupted to zombie
Mod Trini pronunciation (Mad) Crazy, insane
Mo-Vay-Lang French for "Bad tongue" (Mauvais Langue) To bad talk someone, or engage in nasty gossip
Mud Band A Jour Overt mas where band members cover their bodies in mud from head to toe
Pan* Steel band, invented in Trinidad in the 1930's, melodic percussion instruments made out of oil drums. One hundred piece steel orchestras compete playing classical, soca, pop during Carnival.
Pahtnah (Partner) Trini for "homeboy" used by older Trini males
Piarco The international airport in Trinidad.
Port of Spain Capitol city of Trinidad and Tobago, located in northwest Trinidad.
Racialism Racism
Raise A gift of cash to a friend or relative
Ral Trini pronunciation Real
Road March Kind of Trinidad's song of the year, or best song of Carnival. As the costume bands cross the stage in the Queen's Park Savannah, the song that most bands dance to is declared Road March for the year, and wins a large cash prize.
Roti East Indian dish made with flat baked dough resembling a tortilla filled with curried beef, chicken, goat, shrimp or other meat with potatoes, onions, tomato and spices.
Rude* "Nasty", sexually explicit
Schupid Trini pronunciation (Chupid) Stupid also Schupidness
Schupidee (Chupidee) Stupid person
Soca Soul-Calypso, the modern version of calypso music. Hardcore political satire, scandals, sexual double entendre and comedy, wrapped up in dance music with an African beat and heavy baseline.
Sucuyant A Trini vampire that sheds it's human skin and flies at night as a ball of fire, sucking the blood of it's victims while they sleep.
Tantie (Tante) Aunt
Tent* A calypso or soca concert featuring 20 singers and comedians. Started in the 1800's in large military tents, now held in concert halls or stadiums.
Teef Trini pronunciation Thief
Tick Trini pronunciation (Thick) Overweight as in "He not ral fat, he slim-tick!"
Titty-vay (Titivate) To waste time or stir up trouble
TNT* Trinidad and Tobago, twin island nation six miles off the coast of Venezuela, South America
Too-bay-go Trini pronunciation (Tobago)
Tot Tots Female breasts
Toh-ty (Toti) Also ToTo Male genitalia
Tree-nee Trini pronunciation (Trini) anything or anyone Trinidadian
Tree-nee-daad Trini pronunciation (Trinidad)
Trinbago Short for Trinidad and Tobago

True Trini pronunciation (Through). A common query from a sales clerk is "Are you getting true?", meaning, "Are you getting through" (finding what you want).
T.T. Trinidad currency, as in "Does this cost $5.00 T.T. or $5.00 U.S.?"
Too-nee (tuni) Female genitalia, also poom-poom, tun tun, powder puff, scizzors and nanny
Vex English "vexed" Angry
Wais Trini pronunciation (Waist) The ability to wine "De gyul only trowin ral good wais!"
Wee From the French (Oui) Yes, as in "Eh eh, dat is ral good buss up shut, oui?"
Whole* All, as in "We been limin' whole day!"
Wine*, Winin' A sexually suggestive dance using winding hip movements that can make the hula look tame, usually done to soca music.
Yang-Key Trini pronunciation (Yankee) An American

* English word with Trini meaning