chargie

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Possibly from English charged. Literally another person charged for the same crime, a partner in crime.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒɪ/
  • Hyphenation: char‧gie

Noun

chargie (plural chargie dem, quantified chargie)

  1. buddy, homie, friend, pal
    Yuh a mi chargie.
    You're my pal.
    • 2020, Oneil Madden, The Jamaica Gleaner‎ (in English):
      “Socio-linguistically speaking, it is normalised for Jamaican men to express manly affection by saying, "nuff/much love", "mi rate yuh", or "yuh a mi chargie" to each other. […] ”

Descendants
  • → English: chargie (MLE)

References
  1. Arthur Hall (2010) “No rights in 'Hell'- Memories of riots haunt former inmate”, in The Jamaica Gleaner‎ (in English): ““He explained that 'chargie' referred to persons charged jointly for one crime. […] ””
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