Meaning
A light, fine rain — a gentle sprinkle rather than a downpour. 'A likkle drizzle a fall' means a soft rain is falling, the sort you can walk through without much shelter, distinct from the heavy 'rain a fall bad' of a tropical downpour that empties the sky and floods the gully. The word names the mildest end of the island's abundant rain, the fine misting that dampens without drenching, and it is the everyday term for that soft, drifting fall of water.
Examples
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A likkle drizzle a fall, tek yuh umbrella.
A light rain is falling, take your umbrella.
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Di drizzle nah stop wi from di dance.
The drizzle won't stop us from the dance.
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It just a drizzle, nuh badda run.
It's only drizzling, no need to run.
Origin
From English 'drizzle' (light rain); the everyday word for a gentle sprinkle.
How it’s used
A light sprinkle, versus a heavy downpour. Compare 'gully-wash' (a flash flood).