Yardie en · NOUN
Etymology
From Yard + -ie.
Meanings
- (Jamaica) A Jamaican.
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(UK) A member of an Afro-Caribbean gang who engages in organized crime, especially drug trafficking.
You are a bad-boy yardie, and bad-boy yardies are supposed to know how to get rid of bodies.
2000, Guy Ritchie, Snatch (motion picture), spoken by Sol (Lennie James):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yardie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Yardies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |