Meaning
A tag question or agreement-seeker meaning 'isn't that so?' or 'right?' — added to the end of a statement to invite the listener to confirm a shared point, much as British English uses 'innit'. 'It hot today, nuh true?' seeks a nod of agreement rather than making any claim about falseness. Despite the 'true' in it, the phrase is not about truth or lies but about drawing the listener in, and it is one of the small conversational tags that keep everyday Jamaican talk warm and interactive.
Examples
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Di food taste good, nuh true?
The food tastes good, doesn't it?
Tag appended to seek agreement.
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Wi did agree pon di price, nuh true?
We agreed on the price, right?
Used to hold someone to a shared understanding.
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Yuh woulda do di same ting, nuh true?
You'd have done the same thing, wouldn't you?
Rhetorical, expecting the listener to concur.
Origin
From 'nuh' (negative particle/emphatic marker) + 'true' (English), literally 'not true?' as a rhetorical confirmation.
How it’s used
Extremely common in conversation. Despite containing 'true', it rarely questions truth — it seeks agreement. Tone rising at the end signals the question.