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Jamaican time

Jamaican time noun: a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Jamaicans, 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

Jamaican time (uncountable)

  1. (Jamaica, derogatory, slang, sometimes) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Jamaicans, 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 Jamaican time

What does Jamaican time mean?
Jamaican time means a notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Jamaicans, 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 Jamaican time?
Jamaican time is a noun.

Words near Jamaican time in the dictionary

  1. Jamaican hutia
  2. Jamaican Maroon Spirit Possession Language
  3. Jamaican Patois
  4. Jamaican patties
  5. Jamaican patty
  6. Jamaican time
  7. Jamaican vomiting sickness
  8. Jamaicanization
  9. Jamaicanize
  10. Jamaicanized
  11. Jamaicanizes

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