Meaning
A hard, painful corn on the foot — the thickened lump of skin that forms from friction and pressure, especially from tight shoes, and hurts when you press on it. 'Yuh step pon mi foot corn' is a sharp complaint. People soak, pare, and dab remedies on a foot corn, and someone hobbling is often nursing one.
Examples
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Di tight shoe gi mi a foot corn.
The tight shoe gave me a corn on my foot.
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Ouch, yuh step pon mi foot corn!
Ouch, you stepped on my corn!
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Soak di foot corn inna warm water.
Soak the corn in warm water.
Origin
From 'foot' + 'corn' (a hard skin lump); a corn on the foot. See [[toe-jam]], [[foot-bottom]].
How it’s used
A hard painful corn on the foot (from tight shoes). See [[toe-jam]], [[foot-bottom]].