1. devègwòn (from French "vergogne") → unscrupulous, shameless, dishonest
2. monte desann (use as verb or noun) → labor the ups and down, hustling and bustling, be very busy with activities
a. Depi maten m'ap monte desann nan lari a, men m pa regle anyen ditou.
I've being very busy since this morning, but I haven't done anything really.
b. Mezanmi o! Se pa ti monte desann mwen te fè non, anvan magazen an resi ranbouse m lajan m.
Mezanmi! It's not little labor I had to do for the store to finally refund me my money.
Geez, I had to jump through hoops before the store finally refunded me my money.
3. Tonnè! (literally "thunder")
(or Tonnè boule, Tonnè kraze, Tonnè krizous, Tonnè krizbòt, Fout tonnè!) → "swear cuss word"
example:
Tonnè boule m, m'ap regle avè w pou sa.
I swear, I'll get back at you for that.
4.
fè dibyen or
fè byen (French "faire du bien") →
to do good deeds
example:
Misye se te yon nèg ki te fè anpil dibyen.
He was a good man who did a lot of goods.
5.
fè dimal or
fè mal (French "faire du mal") → to do s.o. wrong
6. deng (dengonn, dengòt) → ass
Example
Si w rate yon peman machin, kreditè pral kole nan deng ou, yo pa'p ba w souf non.
If you miss a car payment, creditors will be right up your buttock, they won't let you breathe.
7. dengòt (same as deng)
8. bwachat (ale bwachat) → to die
Example:
L'al bwachat.
She died.
9. blofè n. → liar, deceiver
blòf n. → lie, deception
blofe, bay blòf → to deceive, to lie
Example:
Pa kwè anyen li di w. S'on blofè li ye.
Don't believe anything he says to you. He's a liar.
10. granpanpan → snobbish, pompous, showimg off
Example:
Li pa menm gen lajan enpi l'ap fè granpanpan.
He doesn't even have money, and he's being pretentious.
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