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Jamaican Patois · Jamaican slang

Mussi

Must (be); surely

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JLU spelling
mosi
Also written
Mussa, Mus

What “Mussi” means

Mussi expresses a strong guess, like English "must" or "must be". "Yuh mussi mad" means "you must be crazy". It shows the speaker is drawing a conclusion.

Examples

Yuh mussi mad!

You must be crazy!

Im mussi deh a work.

He must be at work.

How to use it

Very common in everyday talk. "Yuh mussi mad" can be friendly disbelief or a real challenge depending on tone.