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    Patwa headword

    Bone-yard

    /BOHN-yahd/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Cemetery"
    Definition
    A graveyard or cemetery.
    Example
    "Dem bury him inna di bone-yard."
    Origin
    English slang.

    As an informal term, Bone-yard 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.