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NO, NUH

Translation: 
Do not eg. "No woman, no cry" i.e. No woman, do not cry.
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WINE

Translation: 
"wine" appears in every West Indian dialect, and is literally a corruption of "wind." It means to dance, sometimes seductively.
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TOAST

Translation: 
(v.) - to rap or sing spontaneously over a dub track
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STRING UP

Translation: 
a muscial rehearsal
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SLACKNESS

Translation: 
lewd, vulgar lyrics popular in DJ singing
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SOUND SYSTEM

Translation: 
Huge mobile stereo setups manned by DJs, who became celebrities as they traveled Jamaica to host open-air dances
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SOUNDBWOY

Translation: 
usually a derogatory way to refer to the selecter or other personality in another sound system. This term is most often employed in clashes, on dub plates built for clashes, and so on. Sometimes it is not used in such a negative manner, but most of the time one refers to the someone in the crew as a soundman, not a boy.
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SKANK

Translation: 
to dance to reggae music
Translation: 
to move with cunning, ulterior motives
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