- Gloss
- "Pout / Angry"
- Definition
- To pout, sulk, or look angry.
- Example
- "Why yuh face swell-up so?"
- Origin
- Descriptive.
As an everyday term, Swell-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.