- JLU spelling
- maaga
- Also written
- Maaga, Maga, Magga
What “Mawga” means
Mawga means thin or skinny, usually thinner than someone thinks is healthy. It describes people and animals, and can also describe something meagre or scrawny. Like other Patois adjectives it works without "is": "yuh too mawga" is a full sentence.
Examples
Yuh too maga!
You're too skinny!
Di dog mawga, gi it someting fi nyam.
The dog is skinny, give it something to eat.
How to use it
Said affectionately (often by aunties and grannies pushing more food on you) or as a teasing remark. It can sting, so be careful saying it to someone you don't know well.
Cultural context
Being called mawga at Sunday dinner is practically a tradition: in the app's "Sunday Dinna a Aunty Yard" story, Aunty piles on more oxtail with "Yuh too maga!"