pree

English Definition

to look at, to peer, to check out

Etymology

• (Unknown. Since all of Jamaica, Trinidad and Antigua where it is attested were British colonies, it may retain Scots pree, having gradually caught on until becoming more frequent in Jamaica in the 2000s due to music fashion. Or it may be an imala of pry.)

Examples

• "Mi put it on and send him home and tell him go pree dat"

  I put it on and send him home and tell him to go and check that out.