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    Patwa headword

    Heavy-manners

    /HEV-ee-MAN-erz/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Strict discipline"
    Definition
    Being under strict rules, discipline, or martial law.
    Example
    "Di area under heavy-manners."
    Origin
    Political slang.

    Heavy-manners is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.