Drive

verb DRIVE draɪv

Also spelled draiv, drive out

To drive a vehicle — but in Jamaica this conjures the wild, fast, horn-blaring style of the roads, where 'cowboy' minibus and taxi drivers overtake with abandon. To 'drive weh' is to speed off. 'Drive out' can also mean to go out for a leisurely spin.

  • Di coaster driva drive too fast.

    The coaster driver drives too fast.

  • Him drive weh soon as di light change.

    He sped off as soon as the light changed.

  • Wi drive out go a country pon Sunday.

    We went for a drive to the country on Sunday.

From 'drive'; strongly associated in Jamaica with the fast, aggressive style of public-transport driving.

To drive; 'drive weh' = speed off, 'drive out' = go for a spin. See [[cowboy]], [[coaster]], [[dus]].