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    Patwa headword

    Zimi

    /ZEE-mee/

    Interjection
    Gloss
    "You see me / Understand?"
    Definition
    Used at the end of a sentence to seek agreement or confirm understanding, like 'you know?'.
    Example
    "Mi tired, zimi?" — "I'm tired, you understand?"
    Origin
    Contraction of 'Do you see me?'.

    As an informal term, Zimi 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.