PidginToEnglish logoPidginToEnglish

    Patwa headword

    Shame-tree

    /SHAYM-tree/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Embarrassment"
    Definition
    Used metaphorically to mean being deeply embarrassed.
    Example
    "Him fall off the shame-tree."
    Origin
    Metaphor.

    Add Shame-tree 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.