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Jamaican Patois · Descriptions and adjectives

Ginnal

Con artist, trickster

Computer-generated pronunciation guide, not a native-speaker recording.

Say itGIN-nal

What “Ginnal” means

A ginnal is a con artist, trickster or smooth talker who cheats people. The word warns you not to trust someone's sweet talk or too-good deals.

Examples

Him a ginnal — him love pay wid big bill an confuse yuh wid di change.

He's a con man — he loves to pay with big bills and confuse you with the change.

Mind him — him a ginnal

Watch out, he's a con man

How to use it

Common in everyday talk, especially about markets, money and deals. It's an insult, so calling someone a ginnal to their face is fighting talk.