Meaning
To stamp the foot hard on the ground — in anger, in protest, in a child's tantrum, or in the driving rhythm of dance and worship. A vexed person 'stamp dem foot' in frustration, a spoiled child stamps and bawls to get its way, and in Revival and Kumina the stamping foot is part of the 'labouring' and the dance. So the phrase runs from a tantrum to a sacred rhythm, all in the one forceful downward strike of the foot.
Examples
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Di pickney stamp him foot an bawl.
The child stamped his foot and cried.
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She stamp har foot inna vex.
She stamped her foot in anger.
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Dem stamp dem foot to di drum.
They stamp their feet to the drum.
Origin
From 'stamp' + 'foot'; to strike the foot down in anger, protest, or dance. See [[kick-up]], [[trumping]].
How it’s used
To stamp the foot in anger, tantrum, or the rhythm of dance/worship. See [[kick-up]], [[trumping]].