Patois quiz
Can You Cuss Like a Jamaican?
Jamaican bad words, insults and the art of the cuss-out. Adults only.
Adult language. This quiz contains Jamaican profanity and insults, defined plainly. It is here because the words are real and people look them up — not to encourage using them at anybody.
12 questions
15 seconds a question. Faster answers score more, and a run of correct answers builds a streak bonus. Every word you miss links straight to its dictionary entry at the end.
The 12 words this quiz covers
Every one of them has a full entry — meaning, origin, pronunciation and example sentences. Read them first if you would rather study than guess.
- Bad wud BAD WUD
- Carry go bring come CAR-ry go BRING come
- Choppa CHOP-pa
- Cruff CRUFF
- Cuss-cuss KUS-kus
- Cut eye CUT EYE
- Dutty gyal DUT-ty GYAL
- Foolishness FOOL-ish-niss
- Good fi nuttn good fi NUT-tn
- Liard LY-ad
- Raas RAAS
- Waste man WAYS-man