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    Patwa headword

    Today-today

    /tuh-DAY-tuh-DAY/

    Phrase
    Gloss
    "This very day"
    Definition
    Emphasizes that something must happen immediately today.
    Example
    "Mi want mi money today-today."
    Origin
    Reduplication.

    As an everyday term, Today-today 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.