Meaning
A crisp saltfish fritter — flaked salted cod mixed into a seasoned flour batter and fried into small flat cakes. A popular snack and side eaten hot, it is also known as saltfish fritters or 'accra', and it is one of Jamaica's oldest quick foods, said to take its name from the idea of fast roadside food you grab and keep moving with. Golden and crunchy, stamp-an-go turns up as a breakfast, a snack, or party finger-food, and a couple bought from a vendor make a cheap, satisfying bite.
Examples
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She fry up some stamp an go fi breakfast.
She fried up some saltfish fritters for breakfast.
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Di stamp an go crispy pon di outside.
The saltfish fritters are crispy on the outside.
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Buy a bag a stamp an go from di cart.
Buy a bag of saltfish fritters from the cart.
Origin
The curious name is said to come from an old railway or coaching phrase (a quick 'stamp and go' snack eaten in a hurry); the fritter itself descends from West African 'akara'.
How it’s used
A quick fried snack; 'accra' and 'saltfish fritters' name the same thing.