Meaning
A member of one's crew or close circle — a squad-mate, a tight friend you run with. Modern youth slang built on 'squad', it names the friends who make up your inner group, and who your squaddies are says a great deal about who you roll with and where you stand. Belonging to the newer, diaspora-influenced layer of the language, it sits alongside older words like 'bredren' and 'cumbolo' in the rich Jamaican vocabulary of friendship and belonging to a crew.
Examples
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Mi an mi squaddie dem a link up tonight.
Me and my crew are meeting up tonight.
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Him a mi day-one squaddie.
He's my day-one close friend.
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Di whole squaddie dem turn out.
The whole crew turned out.
Origin
From 'squad' plus '-ie'; modern youth slang for a crew member/close friend.
How it’s used
A crew-mate/close friend. Compare 'cumbolo', 'chargie', 'par', 'bredren'.