Meaning
Very tall and thin — lanky, spindly, all length and no width. It pictures a person (or a plant) stretched out long and gangly, shooting up without filling out, and it is used with a teasing, affectionate edge for someone strikingly, awkwardly tall. Built playfully on 'lang' (long) and drawn out with repetition to mirror the very length it describes, it is a close cousin of 'maga' (skinny) but stresses height above thinness.
Examples
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Di langilala bwoy tower ova everybody.
The lanky boy towers over everyone.
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Him grow up langilala like a bamboo.
He grew up tall and spindly like bamboo.
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She tall an langilala.
She's tall and lanky.
Origin
An expressive Jamaican word built on 'lang' (long), stretched out with repetition to picture something very long and thin.
How it’s used
Descriptive and a little teasing, for someone strikingly tall and thin. Related in spirit to 'maga' (skinny), but stressing height.