UncleTisha's Blackboard

[UncleTisha]

Hello Villagers!

This blackboard is for all villagers to drop all words encountered in the square.

We know there are lots of intellectuals, students and quasi-students around.

We are only interested in "uncommon" words.

If you have encountered any word in the square you do not understand or have no clue about, please drop it here. We will research into the word and get back to you.

Don't worry, we won't laugh at you. Just post nichodemously (anonymously!)


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Our first word is -

B O M B O C L A T -


Used by MsWoman here


MEANING: A Jamaican expression meant to convey shock or surprise

"I won $50,000 in the lotto!"
"BOMBOCLAT!"

[Anonymous Villager]

B O M B O C L A T -

Used by MsWoman here

MEANING: A Jamaican expression meant to convey shock or surprise

Actually, the word is a curse word - it's more correctly spelt 'bumbaclot', and it's used in the same way that the words 'f**k' or 'sh*t' are used:

Check here: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bumbaclot

[Eja]

"Bomboclat / bumbaclot"
Etymology : bum boy cloth
Work it out (if you have the stomach).

[Abraxas]

Hi, folks!

Contextually, "bomboclat", and/or "blood clot", or/and "raaaasclot" are to the Jamaican, what "dan bura ubanka", or "dan bur'uba", or/and "shege" are to the Nigerian, or what "Shyt-a-brick" is to the Briton, or what plain "****in' hell" is to most English-speaking earthlings worldwide: a rather harmless exclamation with undertones of resignation to the almost phantom-like manifestation of unintended or unexpected outcomes; an exclamation in utter exasperation!

Muchas gracias.

Don Juan-Carlos ABRAXAS (III)

[MsWoman]

Haaah! Uncle Tisha's Blackboard e de ko mi si ta bi'i omo ijo mejo ba yi (TRANS: Haah, Uncle Tisha na so you just put me out there like an 8-day old baby!)?

Haaah! When I used the word gan sef, I no know the meaning oh! Like I said, I heard it in a Naija movie and up till now did not even know what it meant? "French Connection UK keh"??? I will stop using it from now on! --> --> -->

Heee-heeee-heeee!

[Anonymous Villager]

My 1st word is Auspicious.

[mulan]

Uncle Tish

Ah thanks...

I for go wahala my jamaican friend come monday

But guess what?

NVS is too well rounded

You be correct person jare...

[No Smoking]

@Uncle T
Congratshun for yer blackboard. UglyMan nearly for get wan before yer yone.

My word na "Duntar". I hear say 'e mean di peppersoup place for Rondon wey NVS pipul dey expose (& exhale??)...

Make una gi'me too di Duntar Post Code O jare, make I come do me yone expose jo

[UncleTisha]

Our word for today is jejune, as used here by Prof. Bolaji Aluko


Meaning:

je·june /dʒɪˈdʒun/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ji-joon]
–adjective

1. without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
2. juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
3. lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.
4. deficient or lacking in nutritive value: a jejune diet.


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[DoubleWahala]

I have one queshon:

Are we to restrict ourselves to words that have only dictionary-assigned meanings, or we can also posts words that have contextual meaning?

In other words, can we post slangs???

DW