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    Patwa headword

    Dark

    /DAHRK/

    Adjective
    Gloss
    "Ignorant / Unenlightened"
    Definition
    Lacking knowledge, uneducated, or unaware of what's going on.
    Example
    "Yuh too dark, go read a book." — "You are too ignorant, go read a book."
    Origin
    Derived from being in the dark.

    Dark often turns up alongside Ignorant in Patwa conversation. Look up both in the lexicon index, and use the Jamaican Patois translator whenever you're ready to build a full sentence.