1983 V. Bloom ‘Name Shame’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 19: Soh dem can tan de beat up dem gum, / For dem noh how nutten go.at beat your gums! (excl.) under beat one’s gums, v.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Easta Bun’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 34: Miss Cassy get up one mawnin’ / Boasify cyan done.at boasie, adj.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Lang. Barrier’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 42: Some o’ de expressions dem im hear, / Im no badda try fe mek dem out, / Like ‘boonoonoonoos’, ‘chamba-chamba’, / An ‘kibba up ya mout’.at boonoonoonoos, adj.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Mout’ Ha’ Massey’ Touch Mi, Tell Mi 29: Bwoy, move go feed de hag / Befo’ ah re-arrange yuh face!at break someone’s face, v.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Letter From Home’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 50: Cass, mi dear, no badda cry, / Miss Claris kick de buckit.at kick the bucket, v.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Trench Town Shock’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 71: Di bwoy no pull out lang knife mah!at bwoy, n.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Mashalaw’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 15: ’Im gi Kate one clout eena har side / Wid ’im left elbow.at clout, n.2
1983 V. Bloom ‘Name Shame’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 19: But people fas’ yuh know man [...] An’ dem come call mi fool.at fas’, v.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Recommendation’ Touch Mi, Tell Mi 38: Yuh wutless dis like yuh jail-bud fada.at gaolbird, n.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Carry-Go-Bring-Come’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 33: Yuh won’ ever haffe fret / For from mi bawn mi no hear nobody / Call me ‘mout-a-massy’ yet.at mouthamassy (Liza), n.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Name Shame’ Touch Mi, Tell Mi 29: A long mout’ Kate cause i’, yuh know, / Yuh see how de ooman lie.at long-mouth (n.) under long, adj.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Carry-Go-Bring-Come’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 32: Den a true yuh an Charlie mash up?at mash up (v.) under mash, v.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Easta Bun’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 35: De bun dem still di deh / A wait fi a brave smaddy nyam dem.at nyam, v.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Wat A Rain’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 18: Mi see tup dung a fiahside, / Two big fat peely chicken.at peel-head (adj.) under peel, v.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Name Shame’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 19: Is nat a nice name Kessiah Mugg / An mi noh pappy show.at poppy-show, v.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Mashalaw’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 15: Aay! You know seh Joe get wrated / Weh people call ’im soh.at raatid, adj.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Mashalaw’ Touch Mi, Tell Mi 16: An ’im wi’ kill mi ef ’im know / Dat mi mix up eena sey-sey.at seh-seh seh-seh, n.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Lang. Barrier’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 41: Jamaica language sweet yuh know bwoy.at sweet, adj.1
1983 V. Bloom ‘Show Dem’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 60: [dedicated to all black children in British schools] Wi parents come from cross de wata.at water, the, n.
1983 V. Bloom ‘Tenemeny Yahd’ in Touch Mi, Tell Mi 43: People liable fi get eena a temper / Wen dem pen up eena tenement yahd.at yard, n.2