Meaning
An underskirt or slip worn beneath a dress or skirt to line it, keep it hanging right, and stop it clinging or showing through. The petticoat was an essential part of a well-dressed woman's outfit, especially the stiff, full ones worn under a Sunday or dance frock, and 'yuh petticoat a show' was a discreet warning that the slip was peeping below the hem. It belongs to the old vocabulary of proper dressing.
Examples
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Yuh petticoat a show unda yuh frock.
Your slip is showing below your dress.
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She wear a stiff petticoat unda di frock.
She wore a stiff underskirt under the dress.
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Di petticoat mek di frock stand out.
The petticoat makes the dress stand out.
Origin
From English 'petticoat'; an underskirt/slip. See [[frock]], [[bloomers]].
How it’s used
An underskirt/slip worn beneath a dress. See [[frock]], [[bloomers]].