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Lacouray (lacaray) - gossip

La Diablesse - (Pronounced Lah jah bless ) Patois, folklore figure- The bride of the devil and has one cloven foot http://www.triniview.com/TnT/Folklore.htm

Lagahoo or Loup Garou – (Folklore figure) the shape changer. http://www.triniview.com/TnT/Folklore.htm

Laglee - Sticky substance, called milk, from the chataigne or breadfruit tree. It is collected and dried and used to catch small birds.

Lappe Paca, wild animal similar to the agouti but larger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paca

Lahay - Idling

Langniappe- (patois) To get a little extra after receiving a service or making a purchase; also having a baby after a gap of several years

Last lap – last set of partying on Carnival Tuesday night before Ash Wednesday

Laters – Goodbye, see you later

Lef dat - Leave that

Leh - Let, let's

Leh we - Let us

Lepay - To spread out, to smear (mixture of gobar and mud hence “lepay de floor” )

Lick dong -To accidentally hit someone or something

Lickrish - Greedy for food

Licks - A beating

Licks like fire - A severe beating

Like bush - Plenty of something

Lil Bit - A small amount

Lime - Hanging about with a small group of friends, talking and drinking and having a good time. (Used as a noun or verb: Going on a lime, or liming).

Locho - A lazy person

Loll off- Idle relaxation, assuming a relaxing position, especially while work should be done.

Long eye - A person who is envious of the possessions of others

Look nuh - An express of annoyance

Look who talking! - Exclamation used against somebody who is telling you something about another person of which he himself is also guilty

Look meh crosses! – (Literally) Look my bad luck!

Loud – Plentiful, e.g. “Boy, dat tree ha’ loud mango.”

Low fence - Someone who is always being taken advantaged of, easy to walk over


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