yardie
IPA: jˈɑrdi
noun
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A yard of ale.
- (Jamaica) A Jamaican.
- (chiefly Britain) A member of an Afro-Caribbean gang who engages in organized crime, especially drug trafficking.
- Alternative form of Yardie [(Jamaica) A Jamaican.]
Examples of "yardie" in Sentences
- One of a number of Yardie gangs at large in London.
- Neither am I a Yardie gangster drug dealer, for that matter.
- They are rival to another Yardie gang but their turf and name is not known.
- There have been writers that have written about the subject of Yardie culture.
- Although I have not read the books, it may provide insight into Yardie culture.