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“One one coco full basket”
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Oct
6
One one coco full basket
Translation: Gathering one coco at a time will fill the basket
Meaning: Success does not come suddenly, it takes time
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“Wha a joke to yu a det to mi”
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Personality
Mar
17
Wha a joke to yu a det to mi
Translation: What is joke to you is death to me
Meaning: It is not everyone that likes pranks
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“Duppy know who fi fright’n”
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Feb
25
Duppy know who fi fright’n
Translation: A ghost knows who to scare
Meaning: Persons will take advantage of those who are easy influenced
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“Tief tief fram tief, God laff”
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Feb
4
Tief tief fram tief, God laff
Translation: A thief steals from a thief, God laughs
Meaning: When poetic justice is meted out on a person
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