Meaning
Leave it alone; drop the matter. Built on the Patois verb 'low' (to leave, let be, allow), 'low di ting' tells someone to stop pursuing something and let it go. 'Low mi' means 'leave me alone / get off my case', and 'low it' means 'forget it, drop it'. A common way to defuse or wave off a situation.
Examples
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Low di ting, it nuh worth di argument.
Drop it, it's not worth the argument.
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Low mi, mi nuh inna it today.
Leave me alone, I'm not in the mood today.
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Juss low it an mek wi move on.
Just forget it and let's move on.
Origin
From the Patois verb 'low' (leave/let be, likely from 'allow') + 'di ting' (the thing). See [[low]], [[ting]].
How it’s used
'low' = leave/let be; 'low di ting' = drop it, 'low mi' = leave me alone. Defuses a situation. See [[ting]], [[cool-nuh]].