labrish

English Definition

gossip, gossiping, idle talk

Etymology

• (Probably from English blabber + -ish.)

Examples

• "But yuh dun kno sey di real peeple dem wahn know di laytis mix-up, 'cause a suh Jamdung run fram lang time, likkle labrish naw kill nuh baddy."

  But you already know that real folks want to know the latest gossip. Because that's how Jamaica's always been. A little gossip never killed anybody.

• "Den shi guh pon har phone an a labrish an a buss big laugh wid har fren dem."

  Then she went on her phone and started gossiping with her friends, laughing out loud (from time to time) as she did.