Married man

noun MAR-rid MAN ˈmarid man

Also spelled married-man, marrid man

A married man — and, very often in Jamaican relationship talk, one carrying on an affair outside his marriage. 'She a deal wid a married man' warns that a woman is seeing someone else's husband, a fraught and frowned-upon situation. The phrase carries the weight of the drama, secrecy, and blame that surround such affairs.

  • She find out him a married man.

    She found out he's a married man.

  • Nuh get involve wid nuh married man.

    Don't get involved with a married man.

  • Di married man a hide him ring.

    The married man is hiding his ring.

From 'married' + 'man'; a married man (often in the context of an affair). See [[outside-woman]], [[matey]].

A married man, often in the context of an affair. See [[outside-woman]], [[matey]].