chaa v. chew vigorously. Stap di chaa laik chingom gaan owt a stail. Stop chewing like chewing gum has gone out of style. See: choo op.
chaali prais n. charley price; a large rat; possibly Norwegian rat. Wi hafu set wahn chrap fi kech da big chaali prais. We have to set a trap to catch that big rat. See: rat. [Named for Sir Charles Price, a Jamaican planter, who may have introduced the rat into the Jamaican cane fields.]
chaans n. 1) chance, opportunity. Di lee gyal laas ih chaans fi goh da kalij wen ih neva geh di skalaship. The girl lost her chance to go to college when she didn't get the scholarship.
2) chance, risk. Di soalja dehn mi di tek chaans wid dehn laif. The soldiers took risks with their lives.
— v. 1) take the chance or risk. Ah waahn goh owt, bot ih luk laik ih wahn rayn. Ah wanda if Ah shuda chaans it. I want to go out, but it looks like it's going to rain. I wonder if I should chance it.
2) throw. Mi pa mi soh beks dat ih chaans mi wid wahn paint batl. My dad was so angry that he threw a pint bottle at me. See: belt, faiya, fling, stoan. 3) take unfair advantage of (usually followed by 'op') Da big bwai aalwayz di chaans op di lee pikni dehn. That big boy always takes advantage of the little children.
----tek chaans aaf v.phr. take unfair advantage of. Unu big bwai laik tek chaans aaf a di lee bwai. You big boys like to take advantage of the little boy. See: du op, tek advantij, tek een.
chaansi adj. bullying. Chaali tu chaansi; jos kaa ih biga dahn mee, ih tek weh mi baik. Charlie is too much of a trouble-maker; just because he's bigger than I, he took away my bike.
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