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Jamaican Patois · Verbs and actions

Siddung

To sit down

Say itsid-DUNG

JLU spelling
sidong

What “Siddung” means

Siddung blends "sit down" into one word. It is used as an instruction ("siddung!") and to describe someone sitting ("Uncle a siddung pon di verandah").

Examples

Siddung deh

Sit down there

Uncle a siddung pon di verandah

Uncle is sitting on the verandah

Siddung, siddung — wi have questions.

Sit down, sit down — we have questions.

How to use it

Everyday. Said warmly to a guest it is an invitation; snapped at a child it is an order. Tone carries the difference.