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    Patwa headword

    Quashie

    /KWAH-shee/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Peasant / Gullible"
    Definition
    Historically a peasant or uneducated person; sometimes implies someone gullible or unsophisticated.
    Example
    "Yuh take mi fi quashie?" — "Do you think I'm a fool?"
    Origin
    From West African day-name (Kwasi) for a boy born on Sunday.

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