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English
Etymology 1
Noun
gyal (plural gyals)
- Alternative form of gayal (“Indian cattle”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”)
Noun
gyal (plural gyals)
- (MLE, MTE) Pronunciation spelling of girl.
2006, “A Little Bit of Shhh”, in Vertically Challenged, performed by Lady Sovereign:It's cold: there's a new top gyal on road / Running t'ing, running t'ing, running t'ing – everything: oh, you've been told
2019, “Vossi Bop”, performed by Stormzy:Man, I wouldn't even try my luck with her / Gyals say I'm boujee
Derived terms
Anagrams
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
Etymology
Derived from English girl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʲal/
- Hyphenation: gyal
Noun
gyal (plural gyal dem, quantified gyal)
- girl
Nuh ramp wid har. A bad gyal dat.- Don't mess around with her. That girl's tough.
2007, Robert Lalah, “Portia's potable water - Hot topic in cool Manchester”, in The Jamaica Gleaner (in English):“"Gyal make haste wid di water nuh man! Why you one haffi have five bucket?" one woman shouted. She kicked aside a white bucket that was under the pipe and the water from the tank started to fall on the ground. "Do nuh take it out pan di water!" a woman standing nearby shouted hysterically. […] ”
Usage notes
As an interjection (e.g., "'Ey gyal!") the term can take on pejorative connotations and can be extremely offensive.
Further reading
- gyal at JamaicanPatwah.com
- gyal at majstro.com