mash op

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English smash up or mash up.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmaʃ.ˈop/

Verb

mash op

1. to smash, to break up, to destroy
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 21:44:

     Uu jrap pan da stuon ya a-go brok op iina piisiz, an uu it jrap pan a-go mash op bad bad.

     The person who falls on this stone will be broken, and on whomever that stone falls, that person will be crushed.

   • 2023, Book of Jonah [Buk af Juona], Wycliffe Bible Translators Caribbean, Juona 1:4^[1]:

     Bot di LAAD jos sen wahn chrang piis a briiz pan di sii, an it ton out iina wahn staam so chrang it shiek op di ship til it nieli mash op.

     But the Lord sent a terrible wind across the sea, creating a violent storm that threatened to break up the ship.

   • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 30:

     Notn ina dis ya dakyument ya bout Di Raits dem we Evribadi Av ina di Worl fi get yuuz outa plies bai eni konchri, gruup ar smadi fi get involv ina eni saat a diilinz we fi mash op eni a di raits an sitn dem we piipl frii fi du we rait dong ina ya so.

     Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.

Alternative forms

• mashop

Further reading

• Larry Chang (2014) Biesik Jumiekan: Introduction to Jamaican Language, Chuu Wod, →ISBN, page 217
• Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, 1907- (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English‎^[2]
• Reynolds, Ras Dennis Jabari (2006) Jabari : authentic Jamaican dictionary of the Jamic language ; featuring Jamaican Patwa and Rasta Iyaric pronunciations and definitions‎^[3]