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Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Possibly from English charged. Literally another person charged for the same crime, a partner in crime.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒɪ/
- Hyphenation: char‧gie
Noun
chargie (plural chargie dem, quantified chargie)
- buddy, homie, friend, pal
Yuh a mi chargie.- You're my pal.
2020, Oneil Madden, The Jamaica Gleaner (in English):“Socio-linguistically speaking, it is normalised for Jamaican men to express manly affection by saying, "nuff/much love", "mi rate yuh", or "yuh a mi chargie" to each other. […] ”
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2010, Arthur Hall, “No rights in 'Hell'- Memories of riots haunt former inmate”, in The Jamaica Gleaner (in English):“He explained that 'chargie' referred to persons charged jointly for one crime. […] ”