man
The Jamaican word for boyfriend is man.
The term man is used to refer to a male partner in a romantic relationship.
Meaning: male partner in a romantic relationship (noun)
Did you know?
- The use of 'man' to mean boyfriend is a way of elevating the person from a mere 'boy' to a position of respect and adult standing.
- In Jamaican Patois, calling someone 'man' as a direct address is a completely different social gesture than using it to mean 'boyfriend'.
- In some Jamaican dialects, adding a possessive pronoun like mi before man (as in mi man) specifically signals the romantic nature of the relationship.
Examples in context
- Him a mi man.He is my boyfriend.
- Yuh man deh deh?Is your boyfriend there?
- Mi love mi man plenty.I love my boyfriend a lot.
