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    Patwa headword

    Kyah-kyah

    /KYAH-KYAH/

    NounVerb
    Gloss
    "Laughter"
    Definition
    The sound of loud, mocking laughter.
    Example
    "Stop yuh kyah-kyah."
    Origin
    Onomatopoeic.

    As an informal term, Kyah-kyah 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.