Jamdown

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• Jamdung

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒamˌdɔːn/, /ˈd͡ʒamˌdʌŋ/
• Hyphenation: Jam‧down

Proper noun

Jamdown

1. (slang) Jamaica

   Synonyms: Jamaica, Jamrock, Jumieka, Yard

   • 2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings (in English), →ISBN, page 635:

     “Josey Wales' son get kill in Jamaica and whoever do it must be connected to Ranking Dons in some way or nother. You lucky you manage to run far away from Jamdown, but for the rest of we Jamdown follow right back o' we. […] ”