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    Patwa headword

    Penny

    /PEN-ee/

    Verb
    Gloss
    "Understand / Notice"
    Definition
    To pay close attention, understand, or figure something out.
    Example
    "Mi nuh penny dat at all." — "I didn't pay attention to that."
    Origin
    English.

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