RHAATID : a curse-exclamation, similar to "what the hell"

RHYGIN : adj. spirited, vigorous, lively, passionate with great vitality and force; also sexually provocative and
aggressive. Probably a form of English raging.

RIZZLA : brand of rolling paper.

ROCKERS : reggae music (1) reggae music as it is played today, the latest sound.

ROOTS :

1. derived from the experience of the common people, natural indigenous.

2. a greeting

3. name for a fellow Rasta

ROTI : flat Indian pan breads.

ROYAL, (RIAL) : n. offspring of some other race and black, ass in "Chiney-Rial," "coolie-rial" humorous as in "monkey-rial"

RUDE BOY : a criminal, a hard hearted person, a tough guy

RUN-DUNG : food cooked in coconut juice, obtained after grating the dry coconut meat and squeezing it in water, thus extracting the coconut cream.

RYAL : royal.

2. that part of the meal which is served with the "food" (starchy food, ground food).

3. by some strange extension, the female organ, often simply called "sal".

SALT : adjective, broke, empty-handed, low on funds or food, as in "tings salt" or "i' salt".

SAMBO : the colour between brown and black; someone who is a cross between a mullatto (brown) and a black.

SAMFAI MAN : trickster, conman.

SHAMPATA : n. sandal of wood or tire rubber. Span. zapato

SANKEY : n. religious song of a paticularly lugubrious tone, sung in the long or common meter. From Ira David Sankey, evangelist and hymnalist.

SATA : to rejoice, to meditate, to give thanks and praise.

SATTA : sit, rest, meditate ,relax.

(GO) SATTA : claim how spiritual you are

SCIENCE : obeah, witchcraft

SCIENTIST : occult practitioner

SCOUT : denoting inferior status

SCREECHIE : to sneak by

SCREW : to scowl, to be angry

SEEN : I understand, I agree

SEEN ? : Do you understand ?

SHAG : home-cured tobacco, straight from the field.

SHAKE OUT : leave without haste, casually

SHEG (UP) : verb, to bother, as in "all sheg up", all hot and bothered, or or spoiled up (as of work).

SHEG-UP : to be messed up, ruined

SHEPHERD : n. leader of revivalist cult; also proprietor of balmyard, healer and prophet.

SHOOB : to shove.

SIDUNG : sit down

SIGHT ? : do you understand ?

SINKL-BIBLE : the aloevera plant.

SINSEMILLA, SENSIE : popular, potent, seedless, unpollinated female strain of marijuana.

SINTING : something.

SIPPLE : slippery; slimy.

SISTER, SISTREN : a woman, a friend, woman Rastafarians.

SITTIN' : something.

SKANK : to dance to reggae music to move with cunning, ulterior motives

SKETELL : A very loose girl, a ho, Jezebel.

SKIL : kiln, as in "limeskil".

SKIN : rolling paper.

SKIN YOUR TEETH : smile.

SLABBA-SLABBA : big and fat, slobby, droopy.

SLACKNESS : lewd, vulgar lyrics popular in DJ singing.

SMADI : somebody.

SO-SO : only, solely, unaccompanied. Weak, pallid.

SOFT : not well done, amateurish; unable to cope broke, no money.

SPLIFF : large, cone-shaped marijuana cigarette.

SPRING : to sprout, as of yams or cocos, making them inedible.

STAR : common term of affection, camaraderie.

STEP : to leave, to depart briskly, quickly.

STOOSH/STOSHUS : upper class, high tone, "hitey-titey".

STRING UP : a muscial rehearsal.

STRUCTURE : body, health.

SU-SU : gossip, the sound of wispering.

SUFFERER : a poor person stuggling to survive.

YABBA : a big clay pot.

YAGA YAGA : Dancehall slang. a way to big up a brethren; to expressa greeting or attract attention, i.e. yo! or yush true friend; bonafide; brethren.

YAHSO : here (place)

YAI : eye.

YARD : home, one's gates tenement

YAWD : Jamaica

YAWDI : Jamaican

YOUTH : a child, a young man, an immature man