noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of Yardie. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   A yard of ale. Australia, New-Zealand, slang
3. 3
   A Jamaican. Jamaica
4. 4
   member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence wordnet
5. 5
   A member of an Afro-Caribbean gang who engages in organized crime, especially drug trafficking. British

   "You are a bad-boy yardie, and bad-boy yardies are supposed to know how to get rid of bodies."

Synonyms

All synonyms

yard of ale

Example

More examples

"You are a bad-boy yardie, and bad-boy yardies are supposed to know how to get rid of bodies."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From yard + -ie.

Etymology 2

From Yard + -ie.

Related phrases

Yardie squadafro caribbeandrug traffickingorganized crime

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