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    Patwa headword

    Hignorant

    /HIG-noh-rant/

    Adjective
    Gloss
    "Extremely ignorant/angry"
    Definition
    A stronger, more emphatic version of 'ignorant' (meaning angry or aggressive), with an added 'h' for stress.
    Example
    "When him drink, him get bare hignorant."
    Origin
    Patois hypercorrection of 'ignorant'.

    Hignorant 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.