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Jafaican

/ dʒəˈfeɪkən /

noun

  1. a dialect of English spoken in London, with marked Jamaican influences

  2. a white person who adopts this dialect

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jafaican1

C21: from Jamaican + fake
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Example Sentences

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There has been a fair bit of controversy over Peter Andre's new film, Jafaican, which hits cinemas on Tuesday.

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Whatevs, simples, chillax, sumfin and Jafaican have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Others have referred to it as Jafaican.

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