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    Patwa headword

    Zinc-fence

    /ZINK-fens/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Corrugated metal fence / Ghetto"
    Definition
    Fences made of corrugated zinc sheets, heavily associated with Jamaican inner-city ghettos.
    Example
    "Him grow up behind the zinc-fence."
    Origin
    Descriptive architectural feature.

    Zinc-fence is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.