Meaning
To spit — to force saliva from the mouth. Beyond the plain act, spitting carries meaning in Jamaican custom: you spit in your hand-middle for luck or to seal a deal, spit to one side to ward off bad luck or a duppy, and 'cut yuh eye an spit' is a gesture of pure contempt. To spit on the ground when making a serious vow, or when something disgusts you, is a familiar bit of body language. As a noun, 'spit' is saliva itself.
Examples
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Him spit inna him hand fi shake pon di deal.
He spat in his hand to shake on the deal.
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She cut har eye an spit.
She cut her eye and spat (in contempt).
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Nuh spit pon di ground so.
Don't spit on the ground like that.
Origin
From English 'spit'; to spit, with luck and contempt customs; also saliva. See [[hand-middle]], [[cut-eye]].
How it’s used
To spit (with luck/contempt customs); also saliva. See [[hand-middle]], [[cut-eye]].