Meaning
A book that assigns a number and meaning to the things you dream about — used to turn a dream into a bet on the numbers lottery ('Cash Pot', 'drop pan'). Dream of a dead relative, a snake, a wedding, or a fish, and you look it up in the dream book to find the number to play. A cornerstone of Jamaica's numbers-gambling culture, where dreams are read as tips from the spirit world.
Examples
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Mi dream fish, so mi check di dream book fi di number.
I dreamt of fish, so I checked the dream book for the number.
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Every dream have a meaning inna di dream book.
Every dream has a meaning in the dream book.
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She play di number di dream book gi har.
She played the number the dream book gave her.
Origin
From 'dream' + 'book'; the book mapping dreams to lottery numbers. See [[cash-pot]], [[drop-pan]].
How it’s used
The book that turns dreams into lottery numbers. See [[cash-pot]], [[drop-pan]].