Ears-hole

noun EARS-hole iːz hoːl

Also spelled ears hole, ear-hole, years-hole

The ear opening; the ear — the everyday Patois word, note the plural 'ears' used even for one. 'Clean out yuh ears-hole' means clean your ears. It also appears figuratively: someone 'hard ears' won't listen, and to talk 'inna smaddy ears-hole' is to whisper in their ear. Formed simply as 'ears' plus 'hole'.

  • Clean out yuh ears-hole an listen.

    Clean out your ears and listen.

  • Water get inna mi ears-hole a swim.

    Water got in my ear while swimming.

  • She whisper inna him ears-hole.

    She whispered in his ear.

From 'ears' (plural even for one) + 'hole'; the ear opening. See [[nose-hole]], [[hard-ears]].

The ear/ear opening; 'ears' is plural even for one. See [[nose-hole]], [[hard-ears]].