- Gloss
- "Hard / Difficult"
- Definition
- Very difficult, dangerous, or hard times.
- Example
- "Life ruff in the ghetto."
- Origin
- Patois pronunciation.
As an everyday term, Ruff 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.