Meaning
Greedy and grasping — wanting far more than one's share and unwilling to let anyone else have any. A 'gravalicious' person grabs at everything within reach, hoarding and craving without shame or limit. One of the most colourful words in the rich Jamaican vocabulary of greed, alongside 'craven' and 'licki-licki', it condemns not just hunger for food but a grasping, covetous spirit that must have it all, and it is a real reproach in a culture that prizes sharing.
Examples
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Him gravalicious, waan di whole a it.
He's greedy, he wants all of it.
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Nuh be so gravalicious, share it out.
Don't be so grasping, share it out.
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Gravalicious people never satisfy.
Greedy people are never satisfied.
Origin
An expressive Jamaican coinage for greed, built with the '-licious' ending on a root suggesting grabbing and grasping.
How it’s used
Strongly disapproving, close to 'cubbitch' and 'craven' but especially vivid — the greed of one who grabs at everything.