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    Patwa headword

    Allow-it

    /ah-LOW-it/

    Verb
    Gloss
    "Leave it alone"
    Definition
    To let something go, ignore a provocation, or permit something to happen.
    Example
    "Just allow-it, nuh make a scene."
    Origin
    English 'allow it'.

    As an everyday term, Allow-it is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.