Meanings
plural jubies · alternative jubee
- JamaicaslangA young woman.
So everytime you walk through a dance tell a yute 'xcuse me' / Tellin your jubie 'I like her style' / She's talkin about 'abuse me'
2000, Kardinal Offishall, “BaKardi Slang” (track 2), in Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1, performed by Kardinal Offishall1 more example
Could you be so kind and show me a sign / I've been searching and it's so hard to find / Decent values with a decent wine / Decent jubee running it down the line
2001 September 11, Damien Marley, “Still Searchin'” (track 5), in Halfway Tree, performed by Damien Marley ft. Stephen Marley and Yami Bolo
Origin
- Jamaican Creole[Term?]
- Englishjubie
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole [Term?].
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