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   Yardie

   /ˈjɑːdi/

   noun

   • 1. (among Jamaicans) a fellow Jamaican.
   • 2. (in the UK) a member of a Jamaican or West Indian gang of criminals: "Yardie violence"

   adjective

   • 1. of or characteristic of Jamaicans: "comparison of cockney and Yardie slang"

   Word Origin 1980s: from Jamaican English yard ‘house, home’ (see yard2 (sense 4 of the noun)).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • A

     1

   • R

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   • D

     2

   • I

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   • E

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