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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YARDIE

From Jamaican dialect yard home or (by expatriate Jamaicans) Jamaica.
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PRONUNCIATION OF YARDIE

Yardie  [ˈjɑːdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YARDIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yardie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YARDIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yardie

Yardie is a term stemming from the slang name originally given to occupants of "government yards"—social housing projects with very basic amenities—in Trenchtown, a neighbourhood in West Kingston, Jamaica. Trenchtown was originally built as a housing project following devastation caused by Hurricane Charlie. Each development was built around a central courtyard with communal cooking facilities. Poverty, crime, and gang violence became endemic in the neighbourhood, leading the occupants of Trenchtown to be in part stigmatised by the term "Yardie". Jamaican-born British writer Victor Headley wrote a bestselling 1992 novel entitled Yardie.

Definition of Yardie in the English dictionary

The definition of Yardie in the dictionary is a member of a Black criminal syndicate originally based in Jamaica.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YARDIE


bardy
ˈbɑːdɪ
cadi
ˈkɑːdɪ
cardi
ˈkɑːdɪ
cardy
ˈkɑːdɪ
Coolgardie
kuːlˈɡɑːdɪ
foolhardy
ˈfuːlˌhɑːdɪ
gaddi
ˈɡɑːdɪ
gadi
ˈɡɑːdɪ
Hardie
ˈhɑːdɪ
hardy
ˈhɑːdɪ
kabaddi
kəˈbɑːdɪ
kadi
ˈkɑːdɪ
khadi
ˈkɑːdɪ
Lombardi
lɒmˈbɑːdɪ
Longobardi
ˈlɒŋɡəˌbɑːdɪ
Mahdi
ˈmɑːdɪ
mardy
ˈmɑːdɪ
Matadi
məˈtɑːdɪ
Takoradi
ˌtɑːkəˈrɑːdɪ
tardy
ˈtɑːdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YARDIE

Yarkand
Yarmouth
yarmulke
yarn
yarn-dyed
yarner
Yaroslavl

WORDS THAT END LIKE YARDIE

Adie
bardie
Basse-Normandie
beardie
birdie
caddie
die
foodie
Geordie
goodie
Haute-Normandie
hoodie
indie
kiddie
Normandie
oldie
perdie
Picardie
tierce de Picardie
weirdie

Synonyms and antonyms of Yardie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Yardie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YARDIE

Find out the translation of Yardie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Yardie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Yardie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

比亚迪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Yardie
570 millions of speakers

English

Yardie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Yardie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Yardie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Yardie
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yardie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Yardie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Yardie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yardie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

yardie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヤーディー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Yardie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yardie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Yardie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Yardie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यार्डी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yardie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Yardie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Yardie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Yardie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gangsterul casei
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Yardie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Yardie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Yardie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Yardie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Yardie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YARDIE»

The term «Yardie» is regularly used and occupies the 58.617 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YARDIE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Yardie» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Yardie» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Yardie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YARDIE»

Discover the use of Yardie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Yardie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Yardie
Yardies, West Indian gangsters operating in London, use D. as a drug courier, but he steals the cocaine and sets up his own operation in London's East End.
Victor Headley, 1992
2
Street Gangs Throughout the World
Yardie gangs, as they are called, operate in certain sections of London and rural areas of England and Scotland (Roth, 1997). Yardie gangs are mostly comprised of Caribbean-African males and are heavily involved in the crack cocaine, ...
Herbert C. Covey, 2010
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Territorial Terrors: Contested Spaces in Colonial and ...
JOHANNA ROERING No One Cares about Piccadilly Circus in the Ghetto: Representations of Space in Black British Pulp Fiction D., the hero of Victor Headley's novel Yardie, is a newly arrived Jamaican cocaine dealer and gangster (a ...
Gerhard Stilz, 2007
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How to Eat and Drink Like a Yardie
The author shares a collection of Jamaican sayings and proverbs she heard from her parents and others as she was growing up.
Sandra Boothe-Armstrong, 2009
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Yardie
Yardie (or Yawdie) is a term stemming from the slang name originally given to occupants of "government yards," social housing projects with very basic amenities, in Trenchtown, a neighborhood in West Kingston, Jamaica.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
6
Beaches of the Western Australian Coast - Eucla to Roebuck ...
The beach is backed by a 15-20 m high foredune, which continues north to Yardie Creek, with the Ningaloo-Yardie track paralleling the shore, then the foothills of the Cape Range 500 m to the east. The northern half of the beach faces out into ...
Andrew D. Short, 2005
7
Articles on Jamaican Criminals, Including: Yardie, Jamaican ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
8
Gangsta: The Sinister Spread of Yardie Gun Culture
Charts the rise of gangs -- from their roots to the influx of crack that helps them breed and the police who can't stop them.
John Davison, 1998
9
Savage Night
OLD MRS YARDIE was delighted to see him. She ushered him into the house, all smiles and slow-walking for Liz. Not that Old Mrs Yardie galloped along at a great speed herself, but Liz did like to take her time. Mrs Yardie led them through ...
Allan Guthrie, 2008
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
176, 1977 yardie noun 1 a member of a violent gang culture rooted in the West Indies, especially Jamaica JAMAICA, I9gs Yardies have an international reputation for drug-related crime. • [GJang war hits London - yardie style[.]— Yardie, 1992 ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YARDIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Yardie is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Jamaican yardie gang responsible for Wood Green shooting'
A GANG of Jamaican yardies were responsible for a bungled drive-by shooting in north London where an innocent father-of-two was killed, it has been claimed. «The Voice Online, Jul 15»
2
Kate Ritchie hits the skies in a helicopter with Stuart Webb and …
The trio have also been ticking off a number of must-see destinations during their holiday, including visits to Cottesloe Beach and Yardie Creek. Mum and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
Notorious Adams family gangster and wife Constance sought over …
At one point the family boasted links with South American drug cartels and also Jamaican Yardie gangs in London as they fought for control of the lucrative ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
4
Six-hitting Boyne's no-balls to atheism
... the cricket ground altogether. - Hilaire Sobers and Clive Forrester are co-hosts of the social media programmes 'Skeptically Speaking' and 'Yardie Skeptics'. «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 15»
5
Robber given EIGHT life sentences for trying to kill a cop is released …
Adetoro, who had links to West Indian Yardie gangs, was picking up guns to be used in a robbery along with pal Andrew Dennis. The officers called for a patrol ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
6
Dee Dee's Jazz and the Funk
Prince Harry 'White Yardie' is one of the UK's fastest growing comedians. He started his comedy career through social media outlets predominately Instagram ... «BrixtonBuzz, Mar 15»
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Yardie Sweat helps college students dance the stress away
Yardie Sweat offers classes at a studio in Philadelphia. They will also come to your workplace, party or church and bring the workout to you and your friends. «6abc.com, Dec 14»
8
Up to the creek... with a paddle
With a 45km wind and building swell sort-of to our backs, it's an easy, rolling, 35km day and we arrive at Yardie Creek at 3.30pm. Soon after, Roy's wife Jo and ... «The West Australian, May 14»
9
Taboo Yardies, a Documentary and a Call to Our Humanity
I was born in Nigeria, now called Africa's biggest economy, of an American mother whose parents were from Jamaica and Trinidad, and so, the lives of gay ... «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
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'Yardie' play makes Hollywood rounds
Jamaican actress, writer, comedienne and TV host Sardia Robinson is making her mark on the Hollywood scene and inspiring women across the country with ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Mar 14»

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