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criss; kris
adjective
stylish, attractive, fashionable; used of the new or desirable JAMAICA
Adapted from an abbreviation of “crisp” (fresh). UK black usage.- — L. Emilie Adams, Understanding Jamaican Patois, p. 53, 1991
- [S]omeone said that the party was going to have “two criss gal fe every man[.]” — Karline Smith, Noss Mide Massive, 1994
- [There] was usually an assortment of some criss-looking vehicles parked outside. — Donald Gorgon, Cop Killer, 1994
- — Chester Francis-Jackson, The Official Dancehall Dictionary, p. 12, 1995
- I had a cris’ pair ah Versace jeans dat got bun [burnt] up. — Courttia Newland, Society Within, p. 11, 1999
- “[Y]ou tink she the one?” “Mmm. I feel so.” “She kris, no question. Young still –” “That’s it!” I interrupted. “Exactly. A new bird. Not tired, or damaged, Y’ unnerstan’?” — Diran Abedayo, My Once Upon a Time, 2000
- — Peter L. Patrick, Some Recent Jamaican Creole Words, 2003
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