Meaning
A rowdy, unruly, ill-mannered ruffian — a boisterous hooligan with no manners and no respect. A 'tegareg' is loud, coarse, and rough, doing exactly as they please with no regard for others, and the word is a sharp condemnation of bad, uncultured behaviour. It belongs to the store of colourful Jamaican words for the disorderly and disreputable, and it is aimed above all at someone whose loud, crude conduct offends decent company.
Examples
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Dem tegareg bwoy cause trouble everyweh.
Those unruly boys cause trouble everywhere.
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Nuh behave like a tegareg.
Don't behave like a hooligan.
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A pure tegareg deh pon di corner.
It's nothing but ruffians at the corner.
Origin
An expressive Jamaican word of uncertain origin for a coarse, unruly person.
How it’s used
A blunt insult about rowdiness and bad manners, close to 'butu' but stressing loud, disorderly behaviour.