beks

English

Noun

beks

1. plural of bek

Anagrams

• kebs

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English vex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beks/

Adjective

beks

1. angry
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 4:26:

     Ef unu get beks bout sopm, no mek dat kaaz unu fi sin. An no mek di die don an unu stil beks wid wan aneda.

     Don't sin by getting angry; don't let evening come and find you still mad.

     (literally, “If you get angry about something, don't let it cause you to sin. And don't let the evening find you still angry with one another.”)

Further reading

• beks at majstro.com