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    Patwa headword

    Size-up

    /SYZ-uhp/

    Verb
    Gloss
    "Evaluate"
    Definition
    To evaluate or assess a person or situation.
    Example
    "Him size-up di opponent."
    Origin
    English.

    As a conversational term, Size-up 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.