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I had a similar reaction. :-) For me it just screams "trustafarian"-- "privileged white kids who subscribe to the hippie lifestyle (because they can) since they have no worries about money, a job etc. They can then devote their lives to eating organic, following Phish, and wearing dreadlocks (no need for job interviews)www.urbandictionary.com**Edited to add that every Jamaican I've met has had a name like Nigel or Pauline or Wesley, so when I hear "well-know, distinctive piece of exported Jamaican culture" I don't assume that Jamaicans will be using it, hence the white American connotation. Just to clarify.


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WDYT of Irie?  ·  lezzie  ·  9/12/2006, 8:15 PM
Re: WDYT of Irie?  ·  Chrisell  ·  9/12/2006, 9:39 PM
Re: WDYT of Irie?  ·  Eilis  ·  9/12/2006, 8:50 PM
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Rastafarian is a religious movement (m)  ·  Ora  ·  9/12/2006, 9:02 PM
I know that.  ·  Eilis  ·  9/12/2006, 9:08 PM
Re: I know that.  ·  Ora  ·  9/12/2006, 10:05 PM
Re: WDYT of Irie?  ·  iris  ·  9/12/2006, 8:20 PM
Irie is a Jamaican slang word, I'm pretty sure...  ·  Ora  ·  9/12/2006, 8:57 PM
Re: Irie is a Jamaican slang word, I'm pretty sure...  ·  iris  ·  9/12/2006, 9:25 PM
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