A very funny email continually goes around to fellow Barbadians around the world about famous Barbadian sayings and we're so sure that as is the case with the internet, as this email was sent from 1 person to another the list grew larger and larger with more famous sayings.

TotallyBarbados.com would love to credit the authors for this fine collection of Barbadian sayings, but unfortunately are unable to find or locate the person or persons. To who ever contributed to this list, great work! Enjoy!

Ya Know Ya is a Bajan When......

» You refer to a national holiday as a bank holiduh

» Jug is somethin' ya eat and not somethin' ya does put ya food in

» Ya does move scruffy

» Cheese on bread aint got nuttin to do wid being hungry

» Ya uses words like fowl cock, rock stone and ram goat 

» Somebody stupid is actually a poppit

» Every childhood game can be played for licks

» Soup is a bit of water and nuff dumplings, potatoes, yams, eddoes and any other ground provision ya could find 

» Any hot beverage is considered tea - cocoa tea, coffee tea, tea tea, green tea

» You finish sentences wid de word dennn

» You canbuy a pint n  half of cockspur in a rumshop without anyone asking you for ID even though you're only 12 years old 

» You take sick people to the horsepital 

» IMF means I man father 

» You have a bad fall and ya either lick up, break up, skin up or catspraddle 

» The word horn does not conjure up images of Dizzy Gillespie or Jazz 
music 

» Tek is more than the name of a toothbrush

» Dub is the force, dub is...the.....force!!!! 

» Yuh does eat leadpipes!!! 

» Yuh does see the humour in a cartoon named "gumby and pokey"!!!

» De cardinal points is eass, wess norf and sowf!!

» Yuh constantly explaining dat de dolphin you does eat is a fish and not a mammal! 

» Nuh fish doan taste like a fish from Baxter's road!! A bread and two is not 3 breads!!! 

» De word "foop" is not a "sound word like "voop" and "woosh"!!! 

» A cutter is not a sharp utensil

» All de seasons uh de year start wid "C" - Congaline, Crop Over, Cricket and Christmas!!! 

» Choice bread doan mean a good selection!

» Yuh does stupse when yuh hear a 
Tobagonian talking bout "their flying 
fish"

» A snakebite does only mek you drunk or tipsy - depending pun how much 
bites yuh have!!! 

» Liming in front Cave Shepherd is a integral part a growin' up

» Yuh pun a "brasion"!! Even ef yuh only goin' tuh de beech, yuz be dress dung in bare hard 
gear

» Yuh doan got tuh be mystical tuh be gypsy

» Yuh just cyant guh town an' doan see someone yuh know

» When somebody call ya pun de phone and sa 'wait you still home?' or when 
da see ya pun de road and ask ya if ya still living

» Yuh don't have to be drinking to ask for a scotch

» Yuh don't have to be spiteful to be malicious

» Yuh call every stranger either boss man, 
partner or skipper

» It could barely get overcast and everybody coming school in a sweater

» Yuh call a man a 'johnny' and de man name Kevin

» Asking 'fuh piece' cud mean :"gimme a turn", "mek some room for me" or "u cud as well gimme de whole ting coz i licrish" 

» 'Banks' not only good for keeping ya money

» School work does got yuh "caffufle"

» When it too hard to spell some a de things ya does say: "wahever"  "gohblenya"

» You can "go in Kentucky" or go up Miami Beach without leaving the 
Country

» You say "whappenin" even at a funeral

» De word unmarley en got nutten tuh do wid Bob 

» Yuh understand de word bozie

» De word juk could be a noun or a verb

» De word collins don mean somebody name 

» The word BULL has endless meanings

» If yuh cyan believe someting true yuh does either say "Wait?!" or "fuh chu?!" 

» If being "sporty" hardly have enyting to do wid sports 

» De word 'Oba' is synonymous wid track and field

» If ya 'did de dawg', it has nothing to do wid a canine

» "Don't off-set me!" is used to mean "leff me lone".

» You distinguish between public and private owned transport by 'bus' and 'van'.

» You 'skin ya teeth' when you smile and 'put up ya face' when you frown

» You can 'go up St Lucy' and 'go down St Lucy' without changing direction 

» Words like 'hard' and 'bad' have 30 different meanings 

» The word liberty brings to mind 98.1 and not freedom

» The warehouse is always the warehouse no matter what they name it 

» You speak of 'the van stand' and everyone knows what you are talking about even though they are three of them

» The beach refers to the South or West Coast and Bathsheba is anywhere on the East Coast

» Yuh know dat 'hard wine' ain got nuttin tuh do wid liquor 

» Yuh might tink dat being a half idiot is worse than being a idiot 

» Hell is de worse place ever was, and the best...You could look good as hell, and dem fishcakes could be oily as hell, that garbage pile could smell stink as hell... 

» You know the licence plates of all public transportation, and you are on 
first name basis with de drivers... 

» You could be hot wid perspiration, vex with botheration and sick wid palpitations

» Being described as real ignorant is a compliment

» You spell college with a 'k' and a 'j'! 

» Yuh live 5 minutes from de beach and does get a sea-bath 5 times a year... 

» When somebody got talk fuh you, dem does never >be talking to YOU

» Yuh don't have to be an Athlete to know bout de "runnings" 

» "Hold" doan necessarily mean "to hold" cuz yuh cud "hol' nuff, nuff licks" in a fight

» Yuh could be anywhere in Bim and still be guin' down East Coast Rd."

» Yuh noah dat "pickin a lime" ain gots nuttin to do wid a visit to de orchard

» Yuh noah dat de Dipper is a person an not a constellation

» When you give directions like this. bubble up the street, Make a right at the mango tree. Go all the way down till you get to 3 rude boys liming on the block. You will see an esso. dont turn there, make a left. you will see a green house. That not it, go straight. Its the blue house in front of the Two dunk trees. You can' mis it. It has the white Toyota Camey with the plates S001 in front of it. 

» You refer to all storage spaces built in your home as "cupboard."

» You tell the host "Good Night" when you first arrive at someone's home in the evening.

» When someone sympathises with you, you comment "Yuh tink it easy?"

» You always find yourself standing next to plenty luggage and boxes at the airport - when you travel home, you bring an extra suitcase - going down, it has none of your clothes; returning, it has food.

» You hate to throw away empty containers as they might come in handy for pepper sauce or "green seasonings."

» You chew and suck all the marrow from the chicken bone.

» You bring home food from a party

» You chew the ice when you finish your drinks

» At Christmas, you have to have "black cake"

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Visitor Comments:

By: Makini
hey this is all true had a friend doin this years ago for independence...theres is lots mor to add...mayb when i get the time
Date: Apr 26, 2008


By: karen
Boy sucking all de chicken bones and marrow. Dat is so true. I still do it.
Date: Apr 5, 2008


By: Patsy
This was too sweet, bye fa now was missing. okay thenn should be added to the list.
Date: Apr 2, 2008


By: Julie
This was sweet boy, uh laugh til muh belly hurt
Date: Feb 28, 2008


By: Ann
I like reading this. It keep me in touch with my culture. very funny stuff.
Date: Feb 2, 2008


By: michelle
It is all true ah laugh ma guts full
Date: Nov 18, 2007


By: Annette
I read this when ever I want a big laugh or I am home sick.Baltimore,MD
Date: Oct 22, 2007


By: Rene
Funny and true mek me homesick bout to look up some tickets it's been to long. Worcester MA, USA
Date: Oct 19, 2007


By: .
Great Website. Keep Barbadian culture alive. Lets not have it diluted with N.American and other cultures. It is important to acknowledge and highlight our ways. We have a great identity. I love Barbados. I am a proud and fortunate Barbadian.
Date: Sep 30, 2007


By: Tara
Those fact were so funny and so true. Cheese on bread i almost die laughing.
Date: Sep 27, 2007


By: Kimberley
funny
Date: Sep 9, 2007


By: Antoinette
I could agree with Jessica. I laughed so hard I cried.The beach one is good because it does not have a back door.I have not heard these saying in years.I have to go backhome.
Date: Sep 7, 2007


By: Jacquie
This is so funny. It brings back memories. I've been out of the island too long!!!
Date: Jul 12, 2007


By: Patricia
I laugh so hard, it was real funny fuh tru. I read it with my son. -Bermuda
Date: Jun 21, 2007


By: Tricia
Man dis ting so funny and true fa real de best one was somebody giving directions to a house....... man i laught till i cry...I home sick now.
Date: Jun 4, 2007


By: Tim
This is really funny... Had my side hurtin'
Date: May 31, 2007


By: Toni
that was hilarious! I laughed my head off and the really funny thing is...its really true!!
Date: May 31, 2007


By: Jessica
I laughed so hard I cried. This is too funny. Boston USA
Date: May 16, 2007


By: Karen
I am surprise no one has commented...Boy! Did I laugh my head off at work...
Date: Apr 12, 2007