gyal
See also: Gyál
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
gyal (plural gyals)
- Alternative form of gayal (“Indian cattle”)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”)
Noun edit
gyal (plural gyals)
- (MLE, MTE) Pronunciation spelling of girl.
- 2006, “A Little Bit of Shhh”, in Vertically Challenged, performed by Lady Sovereign:
- It's cold: there's a new top gyal on road / Running t'ing, running t'ing, running t'ing – everything: oh, you've been told
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Jamaican Creole edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gyal (plural gyal dem, quantified gyal)
- girl
- Nuh ramp wid har. A bad gyal dat.
- Don't mess around with her. That girl's tough.
- 2007, Robert Lalah, “Portia's potable water - Hot topic in cool Manchester”, in The Jamaica Gleaner[1] (in English):
- “"Gyal make haste wid di water nuh man! Why you one haffi have five bucket?" one woman shouted. She kicked aside a white bucket that was under the pipe and the water from the tank started to fall on the ground. "Do nuh take it out pan di water!" a woman standing nearby shouted hysterically. […] ”
Usage notes edit
As an interjection (e.g., "'Ey gyal!") the term can take on pejorative connotations and can be extremely offensive.