topanaris n.
(W.I.) an excellent person; an upper-class person; also as adj.
When Me Was A Boy 129: When me was a boy [...] East Queen Street was like the northern border of commercial Kingston. Above there was residential and more top-a-naris. | ||
Official Dancehall Dict. 51: Topanaris of the upper class: u. she a topanaris, mi love. | ||
Permanent Freedom 170: [H]e sees she is not a D Lawrence but Miss Sybil’s topanaris dress-up sister. | ||
Last Warner Woman [ebook] If you ask any school pickney what they want to be when they grow big, they maybe tell you doctor or lawyer or politician, or any number of topanaris jobs. |