nanny

English Definition

alternative spelling of Nanny

Etymology

• (A portrait of Maroon leader Nanny is printed on the obverse, hence the term.)

Examples

• "Bredren, yuh can bruck a nanny?"

  My friend, do you have change for a J$500?

• "“I do not know when the $100 became a 'bills', as it is commonly referred to (it has been more recently referred to as a 'dollar', no doubt as its purchasing power falls). Of course, the $500 note is known as a 'Nanny' and I am reminded of a story about a motorist's encounter with a traffic policeman. […]”"

  Every Jamaican loves Granny Nanny.

• "Every Jamaican love Granny Nanny."

• "“The history of Jamaican national hero Nanny of the Maroons is also a narrative about the renegotiation of space — literal and figurative space. […]”"