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    Patwa headword

    Smoke

    /SMOHK/

    Verb
    Gloss
    "Beat / Defeat"
    Definition
    To severely beat someone up, or to kill them.
    Example
    "Di gang smoke him."
    Origin
    Street slang.

    As a violent term, Smoke 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.