Meaning
Look! — a sharp imperative used to draw attention to something. 'Coo yah!' means 'look here!' and 'coo pon dat!' is 'look at that!', usually thrown out with surprise, amusement, or disapproval at whatever has caught the eye. Worn down from 'look', it seizes the listener's attention and points it, and it is a lively, constant feature of animated speech and gossip, the word that turns a head to see the striking, the funny, or the outrageous thing just spotted.
Examples
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Coo yah! Look who a come.
Look here! Look who's coming.
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Coo pon how him dress.
Look at how he's dressed.
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Coo di pickney a walk aready.
Look, the baby is walking already.
Origin
A shortened, sharpened form of 'look', used as an attention-grabbing command; common across the Caribbean.
How it’s used
Almost always paired with 'yah' (here) or 'pon' (at). It grabs attention and often signals surprise or a touch of mockery.