- Gloss
- "Captain / Boss"
- Definition
- A casual term for a boss or captain.
- Example
- "Wha gwaan, skip?"
- Origin
- Abbreviation of skipper.
As an informal term, Skip 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.