Belly full
Also spelled: belly ful, bellyfull
Meaning
The state of being satisfied and full after eating; more broadly, having enough to eat, contentment through sufficiency of food.
Examples
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“Mi belly full now, mi cyaan manage no more.”
My stomach is full now, I can't manage any more.
No copula is used before the adjective 'full'; the structure is simply 'mi belly full'.
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“When belly full, everything sweet.”
When your stomach is full, everything is pleasant.
Proverbial usage linking a full stomach to overall well-being.
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“Nuff pickney inna di worl nuh have dem belly full.”
Many children in the world don't have enough to eat.
'nuff' means many/plenty; here 'belly full' signals adequate nourishment.
Origin
From English 'belly' and 'full', but retained as a fixed Patois expression where standard English would prefer 'full up' or 'stuffed'.
How it's used
Everyday and unremarkable. 'Belly' is the ordinary word for stomach in Patois and carries none of the coarseness it can have in British English.