ram puss

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Jamaican Creole

ram puss

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of ram (“male ”) +‎ puss (“cat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈram ˈpʊs/
  • Hyphenation: ram‧puss

Noun

ram puss (plural ram puss dem, quantified ram puss)

  1. tomcat[1][2]
    Synonym: man puss
    Da ram puss yah waan dash weh. Afta 'im naw ketch nuh mice-rat.
    This tomcat is no good. He doesn't catch any mice.

See also

References

  1. ^ F. G. Cassidy, R. B. Le Page (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English, 2nd edition, The University of the West Indies Press, →ISBN, page 374
  2. ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 465
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