- Gloss
- "Waste time / Mess around"
- Definition
- To idle, mess around, or avoid doing work.
- Example
- "Stop skylark and do yuh homework."
- Origin
- Nautical English origin.
As an everyday term, Skylark 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.