chargie
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Jamaican Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from English charged. Literally another person charged for the same crime, a partner in crime.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chargie (plural chargie dem, quantified chargie)
- buddy, homie, friend, pal
- Yuh a mi chargie.
- You're my pal.
- 2020, Oneil Madden, The Jamaica Gleaner[2] (in English):
- “Socio-linguistically speaking, it is normalised for Jamaican men to express manly affection by saying, "nuff/much love", "mi rate yuh", or "yuh a mi chargie" to each other. […] ”
Descendants
[edit]- → English: chargie (MLE)