Try wait

/TRY wait/

Hold on a second. Wait.

Pidgin takes "try" and uses it as a softener — like "please." "Try wait" means please wait. "Try come" means please come over. "Try look" means check this out. It's polite, not a command.

Examples

  • Try wait, I stay coming.
  • Try wait!
  • Try wait laddat. (Wait like that.)

Origin

Pidgin English

Alternate spellings

Try wait laddat

essential request

Related phrases

Aloha

Hello. Goodbye. Love. The spirit of Hawaii.

Aunty / Uncle

Any older local person. Not actually your aunt or uncle.

Brah

Brother. Dude. Bro. Universal pidgin friend-word.

Broke da mouth

Incredibly delicious. So good it breaks your mouth.

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