electronic Dictionary of Bahamian English v3 - Definitions starting with A

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all of that
[Car; cf. Brit. dial. North like all that very well EDI)] phr. Yes indeed! You're absolutely right! (Black)
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all in one flush
[all of a sudden + in a flash] phr. suddenly. (Nassau, Mayag.)
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all
[Car. also US Black (Loman 1967:40); OED, even →1808] adv. even, emphasizing the unusual or extreme: 1918 He had a
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ale domi
/aléy dowmi'y/ [Haitian from Fr. allez dormir idem] phr. Go to sleep! (used by Bah. to Haitians). (Inagua, Mayag.)
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alawis
See ALOES.
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alarm
/(a)láhm/ [OED, to sound like an alarm 1839 only] v.i. (of alarm clocks) to go off: 1918 He must set
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akee, ackee, achee
/ákiy/ [from Kru a-kee W3] n. a tree, Blighia sapida, or its edible fruit: 1889 Akee . . . a
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ain't (2)
question marker. /eyn/ [Atlantic; from convergence of Eng. ain't (e.g. Ain't you comin'?) with African sentence-initial question markers, e.g. Mandinka
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ain't (1)
negator. /eyn/ [Gul., US Black idem (Burling 1973:71); cf. OEDS II ain't dial. and vulg. var. hain't have not] 1.
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agua
/ágwa/ [Sp., water] n. water (generally known on southern islands and used when speaking to Cubans). (Inagua, Mayag.)
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