Grine

verb GRINE ɡraɪn sexual

Also spelled grind, grind up

In vulgar Jamaican slang, to have sex — 'grine' (grind) referring to the grinding motion. It can also name the act itself. Coarse and sexual; note that in other contexts 'pon di grind' can innocently mean hard at work/hustling. Documented for comprehension.

  • In its vulgar sense it means to have sex.

    In its vulgar sense it means to have sex.

  • But 'pon di grind' separately means grinding hard at work/hustling.

    But 'pon di grind' separately means grinding hard at work/hustling.

From 'grind' (the grinding motion), a vulgar slang term for sex found across the Caribbean; the folklore figure 'Joe Grine' is the archetypal adulterer.

Documentation only. Vulgar in the sexual sense; distinguish from the neutral 'on the grind' (working hard).