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Oxford English Dictionary adds several words long used in the Caribbean and Bermuda
More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean got an official nod from the Oxford English Dictionary. First in line is "bimpert," a Bermudian word of unknown origin that is used to describe a stupid or foolish person. People on the tiny island in the North Atlantic often use it in this traditional phrase: "A bimpert is justah wuffless bye," which roughly translates to: an idiot is just a worthless boy. Among other dark words that made the list is "jablesse," defined as "a malevolent shape-shifting female spirit with one cloven hoof, which at night is said to assume the…
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