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    Patwa headword

    Shine-eye

    /SHYN-eye/

    Adjective
    Gloss
    "Greedy / Materialistic"
    Definition
    Describing someone (often a woman) who is overly attracted to wealth or material things.
    Example
    "She is a shine-eye gyal."
    Origin
    Descriptive.

    As a derogatory term, Shine-eye 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.