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peas and rice

peas and rice noun: a Jamaican dish of rice and any of several varieties of peas or beans.

Noun

peas and rice (uncountable)

  1. A Jamaican dish of rice and any of several varieties of peas or beans.
    Synonyms:
    rice and peas

Interjection

  1. (euphemistic) Jesus Christ!
    • He said, “Lord, Jesus Christ, peas and rice. That is what Bill is always wantin’—money! money! money!” He give me the money and put me back on the black hoss and sent me home.c. 1937, Ebenezer Brown, quoting Tom McDowell (ante 1865), as reported in an interview transcript, quoted in Andrew Waters (editor), Prayin’ to Be Set Free, John F. Blair (publisher, 2002), page 99
    • Aunt Polly nodded. “[…] Jesus Christ, peas and rice! They don't tell their heads from their foots. The big hat, he run like Old Scratch after him.”2005, Sandra Dallas, New Mercies, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 225

Synonyms of peas and rice

Questions about peas and rice

What does peas and rice mean?
Peas and rice means a Jamaican dish of rice and any of several varieties of peas or beans.
What part of speech is peas and rice?
Peas and rice can be a noun or an interjection.

Words near peas and rice in the dictionary

  1. pearwoods
  2. peary
  3. Peary caribou
  4. Peary Land
  5. peas
  6. peas and rice
  7. peas porridge
  8. peas pudding
  9. peas puddings
  10. peasant
  11. peasant blouse

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