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    Patwa headword

    Wash-wash

    /WAHSH-WAHSH/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Laundry / Rumor"
    Definition
    Doing laundry, or sometimes referring to a rumor washing around.
    Example
    "Time fi do di wash-wash."
    Origin
    Reduplication.

    As an everyday term, Wash-wash 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.