love Patois words
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- Boonoonoonoos A term for someone or something precious, adorable and deeply cherished; carries a warmth …
- Cyaan live widout yuh A declaration of deep romantic dependence, meaning one cannot go on or be happy without th…
- Link To meet up or connect with someone, often with romantic or flirtatious intent; in the love…
- Mi dawta An affectionate term for a girlfriend, wife, or a woman held in warm regard; literally 'my…
- Mi heart A tender term of address meaning 'my love' or 'my darling', literally 'my heart', used to …
- Mi love yuh The direct declaration of love, 'I love you'. Structurally it uses 'mi' for the subject 'I…
- Mi miss yuh Means 'I miss you', expressing longing for someone who is absent. Patois uses the same bas…
- Mi one an only A declaration that someone is one's sole and exclusive love; stresses faithfulness and uni…
- Sweetheart A romantic partner or object of affection; while it mirrors the English word, in Jamaica i…
- Tek care a mi heart A plea or trusting request made to a romantic partner to be gentle with one's feelings and…
- Wifey An affectionate term for a serious, committed girlfriend or wife, marking her as the main,…
- Yuh pretty bad A strong compliment meaning 'you are extremely beautiful'. Here 'bad' is an intensifier me…