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    Patwa headword

    Babylon

    /BAB-ih-lon/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Police / System"
    Definition
    The police, the government, or any oppressive system.
    Example
    "Babylon a come, move fast." — "The police are coming, move fast."
    Origin
    Rastafarian term referencing the biblical city of Babylon.

    As an informal term, Babylon 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.