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Jamaican Patois · Emotions and feelings

Red eye

Envious, greedy

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

Say itred EYE

Also written
Red-eye, Redeye

What “Red eye” means

Red eye means envious or greedy, always wanting what other people have. A red-eye person can't see someone else do well without wanting it too.

Examples

Him too red eye

He's too greedy, always wanting what others have.

Nuh be so red eye.

Don't be so greedy.

How to use it

A common criticism of someone's character. It's close in spirit to badmind, which leans more toward spite and ill will.