- Gloss
- "Greedy"
- Definition
- Extremely greedy, especially when it comes to food.
- Example
- "Yuh too craven, leave some." — "You are too greedy, leave some."
- Origin
- Derived from archaic English 'craven' (cowardly/defeated), shifted meaning in Jamaica.
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