Meaning
Cheap canvas-and-rubber shoes — plimsolls or basic sneakers, the kind worn for school, sport, and knocking about. 'Watchekong' is an old, distinctive Jamaican word for these humble crepe-soled shoes, close kin in meaning to 'puss boot'. The odd, memorable name is a favourite bit of Jamaican vocabulary, and though the exact origin is unclear, the word has long stood for the plain rubber-soled shoe everyone could afford.
Examples
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Him wear watchekong go a school.
He wore canvas shoes to school.
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Buy a pair a watchekong fi play ball.
Buy a pair of plimsolls to play ball.
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Di watchekong sole wear dung.
The canvas shoes' sole is worn down.
Origin
An old distinctive Jamaican word for cheap canvas-and-rubber shoes. See [[puss-boot]], [[crepe-shoes]].
How it’s used
Cheap canvas-and-rubber shoes/plimsolls, akin to 'puss boot'. See [[puss-boot]], [[crepe-shoes]].