I Come From Foreign

Pronounced: nuh

As in: Why don’t you? or Isn’t that so?

Used in a sentence:

Oh gosh, do it for me, nuh? (why don’t you?)

But he’s a real fool, nuh? (not so?)

Come, nuh man (come on…) [most prevalent usage–the bf hates when I use this on him. It took him years to realize I wasn’t ordering to do something “now”]

Top marks for the person with the most inventive use of this, one of the most multi-faceted words in the Trinidadian English lexicon: “nuh”

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Pronounced: for FUH (thanks, Dre!) daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaays

As in: endless

Used in a sentence:

Oh gosh, but we have food for daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaays. Take home some, nuh*.

Top marks for the person with the most inventive use of “for days” in a sentence. Enter your submissions in the comments!!!

*come back tomorrow and I’ll explain “nuh” fuh yuh.