PidginToEnglish logoPidginToEnglish

    Patwa headword

    Mash up

    /MASH uhp/

    VerbAdjective
    Gloss
    "Destroyed / Exhausted"
    Definition
    To break, destroy, or ruin something. Can also mean feeling physically exhausted.
    Example
    "Di car mash up inna di crash." — "The car was destroyed in the crash."
    Origin
    English compound reshaped in Patois.

    Add Mash up to your Patwa vocabulary — words like it show up often in everyday conversation. Hear it used in a full sentence with the Jamaican Patois translator, or keep browsing the lexicon index.