Associations to the word «Yardie»

Wiktionary

YARDIE, noun. A variant spelling of Yardie
YARDIE, noun. (Jamaica) A Jamaican.
YARDIE, noun. (chiefly British) a member of a Afro-Caribbean gang who engages in organized crime, especially drug trafficking

Dictionary definition

YARDIE, noun. Member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence; "A much publicized raid on a yardie stronghold had first been simulated at Riot City".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne