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Yardie

/ ˈjɑːdɪ /

noun

  1. a member of a Black criminal syndicate originally based in Jamaica
“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 Yardie1

C20: from Jamaican dialect yard home or (by expatriate Jamaicans) Jamaica

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