Not only do Caymanians have a distinct dialect, with accents varying from district to district, but they also have many unique words, pronunciations and phrases.
A handy guide to shed light on these colloquialisms is ‘The Cayman Islands Dictionary’ and ‘Caymanian Expressions’ by Kevin Goring.
Fortylebbenteen (for-deh-leb-in-tene) Adjective — 1. Any high number that is seemingly impossible to count. 2. A lot. 3. An unbelievable amount. E.g. “I hear say dey gah ’bout fortylebbenteen chickens up by Franklin Farm.“
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