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Caribbean time

Caribbean time noun: a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Caribbeans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Noun

Caribbean time (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Caribbeans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Questions about Caribbean time

What does Caribbean time mean?
Caribbean time means a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Caribbeans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.
What part of speech is Caribbean time?
Caribbean time is a noun.

Words near Caribbean time in the dictionary

  1. Caribbean monk seals
  2. Caribbean Netherlands
  3. Caribbean pine
  4. Caribbean pines
  5. Caribbean Sea
  6. Caribbean time
  7. Caribbeanist
  8. Caribbeanists
  9. Caribbeanization
  10. Caribbeanize
  11. Caribbeanized

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