Meaning
Gold dental caps or crowns worn on the front teeth — long a mark of style, status, and a little bit of flash in Jamaica, flashing a gold tooth (or a mouth of them) in a smile. Once a sign that a person had 'reached' or come back from 'foreign' with money, gold teeth remain a bold cosmetic statement, sometimes fixed, sometimes worn as removable pieces.
Examples
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Him flash him gold teeth when him laugh.
He flashes his gold teeth when he laughs.
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She get a gold tooth put in a farrin.
She got a gold tooth put in abroad.
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Gold teeth did a big style back inna di day.
Gold teeth were a big style back in the day.
Origin
From 'gold' + 'teeth' (teet); gold dental caps as a style/status symbol. See [[grill]], [[bling]].
How it’s used
Gold dental caps as a style/status symbol. See [[grill]], [[bling]].