All too: Both
Be so: Let it be as it is
Big Man: Rich politician or businessman; usually an Americo-Liberian.
Big past . . . : Expression to explain quantities or size.
Boc boc: May I come in?
Boy: most natives, not connected with power
Boy Yaah: Hard boiled eggs, usually sold by street vendors
Breeze: Wind
Bugabug: Termites
Buku: Plenty, much
Bush: Forested land
Bush meat: Meat from wild game in the bush
Cane juice: Local rum, very strong
Cartoon: Cardboard box
Cassava: Local potato-like root pounded into fufu
Caynoo: Canoe or dugout
Chop: local food
Chunk: Throw or hit
Cotta cotta: Miscellaneous stuff
Dash: Small bribe, usually to a minor government official
Dews be heavy so: Rain
Fee: Fish
Fineo, or fini one time: Event is over
Fixa hee: Repair something
Good heart: Nice person (he got good heart)
Gowana hee: Go on ahead
Grona: Urchin, delinquent
Haloo ya: Standard greeting
He know book: Smart, literate person (he can read)
He know sheenery: Description of a mechanic or a pilot
He like palaver too much: Description of an argumentative person
Hee: Ahead (gowana hee) or Hill (Bomi Hee)
Help me small: I want a discount on business, or a small bribe.
How you keeping, ya: Standard greeting
Humbug: Bother, annoy
I beg you, ya: asking or imploring
I hold your foot: Strongest expression of imploring or begging for something.
I say, my fren: Start of a conversation or argument
I swear, whaaat?: Surprise expression
Juju: voodoo magic
Jus now: Soon
Machine that beating: Any engine or motor
Machine voice: Engine exhaust
Mamba: Species of snake, but can be used for any snake
My Saturday: dash, bribe, tip, extortion
No be fine self: Something bad
No got goo way: Bad person
Old man: Person of skill or substance of any age; mark of respect
On the side: Let me out of the Taxi or bus (with hand banging on vehicle)
Qua, qua: A visitor’s knock on the hut when no door is present
Rogue: Thief
Runny Stomach: Diarrhea
Small small ting: Raw diamond
Spoil da ting: Destroy or ruin something
Tapadoo Stew: Rat stew
TIA: This is Africa
Too fine: Good, very good
Toos: Tools
Waterside: Waterfront
Wawa: European expression when confronted by African issues (West Africa Wins Again)
Whee: Cart (with wheels)
Yama Yama: Miscellaneous stuff or junk. Sometimes as yama yama business
Yana boy: Street peddler
You best me: You are right and I am wrong
Zootin: All dressed up; showing off