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yardie
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Princeton's WordNet
yardienoun
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"
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yardienoun
A variant spelling of Yardie
Yardienoun
A Jamaican.
Yardienoun
a member of a Afro-Caribbean gang who engages in organized crime, especially drug trafficking
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yardie
A Yardie is a term primarily referring to a Jamaican criminal gang originating from Jamaica. The term is derived from the Jamaican patois for home or "yard". The term has been used broadly to refer to people of Jamaican origin or descent, but is primarily used to refer to different organized crime groups and gangs from Jamaica. The term may have negative connotations and can be considered derogatory or offensive. It is most commonly used in the United Kingdom.
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Yardie
Yardie is a term stemming from the slang name originally given to occupants of "government yards", social housing projects with very basic amenities, in Trenchtown, a neighborhood in West Kingston, Jamaica. Trenchtown was originally built as a housing project following devastation caused by Hurricane Charlie. Each development was built around a central courtyard with communal cooking facilities. Poverty, crime, and gang violence became endemic in the neighborhood, leading the occupants of Trenchtown to be in part stigmatized by the term "Yardie".
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of yardie in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of yardie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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