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.
Kunk Out (kunk owt) Verb — 1. To stop working. 2. To fall into a deep sleep. 3. To lose consciousness; faint. 4. To stop operating or functioning. E.g. “One time my car had kunk out on me on Queen’s Highway, n’ I hadda walk 5 miles ta get gas.”
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