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    Patwa headword

    Brownin

    /BROWN-in/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Light-skinned woman"
    Definition
    A colloquial and often affectionate term for a light-skinned Black woman or mixed-race woman.
    Example
    "Di brownin over dere look nice."
    Origin
    Derived from 'brown'.

    As an everyday term, Brownin 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.