jab molassie

A man at a Trinidad and Tobago Carnival made up in a way similar to a jab molassie

Meaning

Noun

A traditional character in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival dressed as a devil, mostly naked and covered in molasses or grease and a colourful dye.

Origin

Borrowed from Antillean Creole jab ("devil") (from French diable ("devil")) + molassie (from French mélasse ("molasses; treacle")).

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