Endz a road
Also spelled: ends a road, endz a rud
Meaning
Out on the streets, in the local area, hanging around the block. It emphasises being physically out and about in one's neighbourhood rather than at home.
Examples
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“Mi soon deh pon di endz a road, wait fi mi.”
I'll soon be out on the block, wait for me.
'deh pon' marks location, 'be on/at'.
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“Dem man deh always deh a endz a road a chat.”
Those guys are always out on the road talking.
'Dem man deh' means those men; the doubled 'deh' marks both plural demonstrative and location.
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“Nuttn nah gwaan a di endz a road tonight.”
Nothing is happening out on the streets tonight.
'nuttn nah gwaan' uses the negative continuous, nothing is going on.
Origin
A compound of 'endz' (local area, from UK slang) and 'road' meaning the streets. Strongly associated with UK-Jamaican and road culture rather than traditional Jamaican speech.
How it's used
Chiefly a diaspora and youth expression, common in UK drill and dancehall crossover slang. Older Jamaicans on the island would more naturally say 'pon di road' or 'a road'.