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Jamaican Patois · Descriptions and adjectives

Fass

Nosy, meddlesome

Say itFAAS

JLU spelling
faas
Also written
Faas, Fast

What “Fass” means

Fass describes someone who pokes into other people's business. It also covers being forward or presumptuous. As a verb, "fass wid" means to meddle with or interfere in something.

Examples

Wah mek yuh so raas faas?!

Why the hell are you so nosy?!

Nuh fass inna mi business.

Don't meddle in my business.

How to use it

A very common telling-off. On its own it is mild and can be said playfully between friends; the app's example adds a cuss word to make it harsh.

Where it comes from

From English "fast", in the older sense of forward or overly bold.