Meaning
To sneeze — to expel air suddenly and loudly through the nose and mouth, as with a cold, dust, or pepper. Beyond the plain act, a sneeze carries folk meaning in Jamaica: to sneeze can be a sign that someone is talking about you, and a baby's first sneeze, or a sneeze at a certain moment, may be read as an omen. 'Bless you' or 'God bless yuh' is the customary word to a person who sneezes.
Examples
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Di dus mek mi sneeze.
The dust made me sneeze.
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When yuh sneeze, somebody a talk bout yuh.
When you sneeze, someone is talking about you.
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Him sneeze hard from di pepper.
He sneezed hard from the pepper.
Origin
From English 'sneeze'; to sneeze, with folk-omen meaning. See [[cough]], [[catarrh]].
How it’s used
To sneeze; folk-read as a sign someone is talking about you. See [[cough]], [[catarrh]].