speaky-spokey

speaky-spokey
Jamaican Slang Glossary
This is when a Jamaican tries to speak like an American or Englishman. Usually when a Jamaican returns from a vacation overseas he or she will carry over an accent and a friend will say, Wa mek you so speaky spokey? (Why are you trying to speak like an foreigner?

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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