Reply to "Guyanese words /phrases/slangs/terminology"

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@Lynn posted:
Going back to ‘whn yu teeth edge’
how do i explain to a non-guyanese or a “TOWN” Gyese..
Pls explain it in ‘english’…
n also explain in english…wht we mean by ‘cassa or kassa ’. As in whn u eat certain fruits n it not fully ripe..we say it kassa!!
( i know ‘kassa-kassa’ can refer to whn u nah do house wuk prappa.. ie like U do ‘lab-lab’ work..like a poohar person
Or like if u sweep d house kassa kassa…it not done properly..u do it ‘here n there’)

Esteemed, wonderful and beautiful Lynn ... wavey

KASSA or CASSA --

Something that tastes quite bitter. Most often you quickly get it out of your mouth.

7/2/226:52 PM

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