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    Patwa headword

    Tarra-tink

    /TAR-ah-TINK/

    Adjective
    Gloss
    "Smelly / Stinking"
    Definition
    Something that smells very bad or foul.
    Example
    "Dat garbage smell tarra-tink."
    Origin
    Origin uncertain.

    As an informal term, Tarra-tink 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.