Meaning
A folk belief that a ringing or burning ear means someone is talking about you. When your 'ears a ring', people are discussing you somewhere — and some say a right ear means good talk, a left ear means bad. A common everyday omen, part of the set of Jamaican body signs (with the itching palm and jumping eye) read as messages from beyond your presence.
Examples
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Mi ears a ring — somebody a talk bout mi.
My ears are ringing — somebody's talking about me.
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Yuh ear a burn? A must good tings dem a seh.
Your ear's burning? It must be good things they're saying.
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When mi ear ring, mi know dem a chat mi.
When my ear rings, I know they're discussing me.
Origin
A folk belief; a ringing/burning ear means you're being talked about. See [[itchy-palm]], [[jumpy-eye]].
How it’s used
Folk omen: a ringing/burning ear means someone's talking about you. See [[itchy-palm]], [[jumpy-eye]].