Meaning
Besides the ordinary sense, in Jamaican folk practice a dream is a source of numbers and omens. People 'read' their dreams through a 'dream book' that matches dream images to numbers, then play those numbers in Cash Pot or Drop Pan (the numbers games). To dream of the dead, or of certain animals, carries specific meanings and warnings.
Examples
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Mi dream fish, so mi a play di number fi it.
I dreamed of fish, so I'm playing the number for it.
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Look up di dream inna di dream book.
Look up the dream in the dream book.
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Wen yuh dream di dead, tek it as a warning.
When you dream of the dead, take it as a warning.
Origin
From 'dream'; the number-divination use ties to Drop Pan/Cash Pot and 'dream book' folk tradition of reading dreams for lucky numbers and omens.
How it’s used
Note the folk practice of turning dreams into lottery numbers (dream book, Cash Pot). See [[drop-pan]], [[duppy]].