Meaning
The nickname of Jamaica's men's national football team, which plays under the Jamaica Football Federation. It is named for reggae, the music Jamaica gave the world. The team played in the 1998 finals in France, its first time at the biggest tournament in the sport, and the women's team, the Reggae Girlz, has qualified for the women's finals twice, in 2019 and 2023.
Examples
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Di Reggae Boyz a play tonight, mi a go watch it.
The Reggae Boyz are playing tonight, and I'm going to watch.
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Di whole a Jamaica did a cheer fi di Reggae Boyz inna 1998.
All of Jamaica was cheering for the Reggae Boyz in 1998.
Origin
From 'reggae' and 'boyz', a spelling of 'boys'.
How it’s used
Also written 'Reggae Boys'. The women's team is the Reggae Girlz. See Football match, Reggae, Jersey.