Meaning
A mid-sized minibus — named after the Toyota Coaster model — that runs public routes between towns and along the roads, packed with passengers and run by a driver and a fare-collecting conductor. The coaster is a backbone of Jamaican public transport, often loud with music and famous for cramming in 'one more' passenger.
Examples
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Wi tek di coaster bus a town.
We took the minibus to town.
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Di coaster pack tight wid people.
The minibus is packed tight with people.
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Music a blast pon di coaster.
Music is blasting on the minibus.
Origin
From the Toyota 'Coaster' minibus model, generic for the route minibus. See [[route-taxi]], [[ductor]].
How it’s used
A route minibus (from the Toyota Coaster). See [[route-taxi]], [[ductor]], [[country-bus]].