Meaning
To meet up or connect with someone — often, in the love context, with romantic or flirtatious intent, implying arranging a rendezvous or beginning to see someone. To 'link' a person is to get together or hook up with them, and as a noun a 'link' can name the person one is casually seeing, a partner short of a full relationship. So the word runs from the plain sense of meeting and connecting to the particular sense of romantic linking, the whole business of arranging to see and be with someone.
Examples
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Mi an she a go link lata tideh.
She and I are going to meet up later today.
'a go' expresses future intent; 'link' here carries a dating undertone.
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Yuh a mi new link, enuh.
You're my new romantic interest, you know.
'link' used as a noun for a casual partner; 'enuh' is a tag softening the statement.
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Wi did link up a di beach pon Sunday.
We met up at the beach on Sunday.
'did link up' marks completed past; note no 'at' — 'a di beach' gives the location.
Origin
From English 'link' (to connect). The romantic and social meeting sense developed in Jamaican and wider Caribbean youth slang and spread through dancehall culture.
How it’s used
Very common among younger speakers. 'Link' can be innocent (just meeting) or suggestive depending on tone and context; among couples-to-be it signals dating. As a noun ('a link') it usually means a non-committed partner, so calling someone 'just a link' can imply the relationship is casual.