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Gully

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ravine

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Noun referring to an urban gully or rival faction community.

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Patois: Di water run down inna di gully.

English: The water ran down into the ravine.

posted by anonymous on June 7, 2026

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Gully

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Ghetto or slum

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A deprived area or a slum.

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Patois: Mi deh yah pon di gully side

English: I'm in the ghetto

posted by CongoKalungaGangalee on July 1, 2015

Gully

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Ghetto

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A slang term used to refer to an impoverished or neglected area of a city. It may also refer to a place in Jamaica called Cassava Piece (the district where the popular Jamaican artist Mavado comes from).

Example Sentence

Patois: Bredda, mi cyaah stay out too late becaa mi liv a gully

English: Brother, I can't stay out too late because I live in the ghetto.

posted by anonymous on October 8, 2013

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