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    Patwa headword

    Ben-down plaza

    /BEN-down PLAH-zah/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Flea market"
    Definition
    An informal street market or flea market where clothes and goods are laid out on the ground, requiring buyers to bend down to inspect them.
    Example
    "Mi buy dis shirt at ben-down plaza."
    Origin
    Descriptive slang.

    As an everyday term, Ben-down plaza 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.