- 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.