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Jamaican Patois · Everyday expressions

Ting

Thing

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What “Ting” means

Ting is "thing". Patois usually pronounces English "th" as "t", so thing becomes ting, think becomes tink and everything becomes everyting. Like "thing" in English, it can mean an object, a matter or a situation.

Examples

Mi deh pon a work ting.

I'm on a work thing / busy with work.

Football a pickney ting.

Football is a children's thing.

How to use it

Used constantly by everyone, in every register.