yardie

noun — 3 senses

Yardie

nounalso spelled Yardie

Etymology From Yard + -ie.

1

Jamaica A Jamaican.

2

UK A member of an Afro-Caribbean gang who engages in organized crime, especially drug trafficking.

  • You are a bad-boy yardie, and bad-boy yardies are supposed to know how to get rid of bodies.2000, Guy Ritchie, Snatch (motion picture), spoken by Sol (Lennie James):
Derived terms
Yardie squad

yardie

noun

Etymology From yard + -ie.

1

Australia, New Zealand, Slang A yard of ale.

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