What is a British rude boy called?

In the UK, the terms rude boy and rude girl are used in a way similar to gangsta, yardie or badman.
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What is a rude boy in England?

rude boy in British English

noun. 1. ( in Britain) a member of a group of often delinquent teenagers in the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for listening to ska music and wearing suits with trilby or similar soft felt hats.
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What is a rude boy in patois?

(in Jamaica) a lawless urban youth who likes ska or reggae music. 'Suits modeled on those of the Jamaican rude boys were often worn in the evening, but day or night, the skinhead look was hard, masculine, and working-class.
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What does Rude Gyal mean?

A female member of the subculture associated with ska, especially in Britain.
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What does my YUTE mean?

0. Noun. An informal title used for greeting among male friends. bali, banna, blood, boss, bossman, bredrin, dred, hoss, iyah, mehson, mista man, my bwai.
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What is the meaning of Mi Deh Yah?

'Mi Deh Yah, Yuh Know'

You have to say it almost as one complete word. The expression is often used as a response to "wah gwaan, and it means "Everything is okay." It may also mean "I'm doing well."
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What is the meaning of Chargie?

chargie. A friend, home , bro, side or die friend. For instance, a person says 'what's up chargie' it could mean 'what's up brother or what's up friend.
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What does shotta mean slang?

Noun. shotta (plural shottas) (Jamaica, slang) An armed gangster.
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Who founded rude boys?

Founded by Jerry Dammers, the Specials had their own record label, 2 Tone, which bore the logo of a silhouetted rude boy based on a photograph of sharp-suited Tosh from the Wailers debut 1965 album, The Wailing Wailers.
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What does Yardie mean in Jamaica?

/ (ˈjɑːdɪ) / noun. a member of a Black criminal syndicate originally based in Jamaica.
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What are ska fans called?

He learned the music was called ska, the style of dancing was called skanking and the fans were often belovedly called rude boys and rude girls.
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What does innit mean in British?

'Innit? ' is a contraction of the tag question 'Isn't it? ' and people use it to prompt a response from the listener. So if someone says 'Nice weather, innit? ', they are expecting you to agree and say 'Yes'.
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What is the meaning of Tallawah?

Adjective. tallawah. powerful, strong, tough.
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How do you reply to Wagwan?

A usual response to wagwan can be nagwan, or “nothing's going on,” (i.e., not much). No matter how you say it, small talk is universal, it seems. Wagwan can also be used grammatically within a statement rather than just a stand-alone greeting (e.g. I never know wagwan on The Bachelorette).
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Is YUTE an insult?

Elsewhere in the Jamaican communities of Toronto (and among those who've co-opted their slang), waste yute is slang for a “worthless person.” In the Caribbean and the UK, yout'man is another term for a “young person,” man or woman, since the early 1990s.
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What does YEET mean slang?

Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown.
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What does Ahlie mean UK?

Ahlie: “Eh” or “right.” A confirmational word. From patois.
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How can I contact Rihanna?

Contact Rihanna's label.

Her label handles business requests but you can also send her fan mail at this address. You can address the letter to Rihanna in care of ROC Nation. The address for ROC Nation Management is "1411 Broadway, 38th Floor, New York, NY 10018".
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