don

English Definition

don, leader, community leader, crime boss, head of a garrison

Etymology

• (Derived from English don, particularly in the sense of a crime boss.)

Examples

• "Dem figet seh mi a di one don?"

  Have they forgotten that I'm the one true leader?

• "From di word start go roun' seh him want turn di don, a whole heap a man start pree him and warn him fi be careful."

  As soon as word got around that he wanted to become the community leader, a lot of people took notice of him and warned him to be careful.

• "Afta dem don lisn di king, dem lef go we. Az dem a go bout dem bizniz so, no di sed staar we dem did si iina di Iis said kom bak agen! It galang infronta dem til it riich wich paat di pikni did de, an a uova de-so it tap."

  After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.

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