Patois quiz
How Well Do You Know Dancehall Slang?
The vocabulary of the sound system, the session and the selector.
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.
- Bass bin BASS BIN
- Big up BIG-up
- Bogle BOH-gl
- Junglist JUNG-list
- Kill KILL
- Mash up di place MASH-up di PLACE
- Quadrille kwa-DRILL
- Reggae REG-gay
- Singjay SING-jay
- Sound system SONG-sis-tem
- String up di sound STRING up di SOUND
- Vibes-up VYBZ-up