Meaning
A nostril — the everyday Jamaican word for the nostril, formed straightforwardly as 'nose' plus 'hole'. Where standard English says nostril, Patois names the opening plainly by what it is. It turns up in talk of a cold ('mi nose-hole block up'), and in the mock-threat and vivid imagery of everyday speech.
Examples
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Mi nose-hole block up wid cold.
My nostrils are blocked up with a cold.
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Di pepper mek him nose-hole run.
The pepper made his nose run.
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Wipe yuh nose-hole.
Wipe your nose.
Origin
From 'nose' + 'hole'; a nostril — a transparent Patois compound. See [[ears-hole]], [[yeye-ball]].
How it’s used
A nostril (the everyday word). See [[ears-hole]].