- Gloss
- "Dirty / Ruin"
- Definition
- To make something very dirty or to ruin a situation.
- Example
- "Nuh nasty-up di floor."
- Origin
- Compound.
As an everyday term, Nasty-up 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.