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.
Pomp (pawmp) Verb — 1. To emit, cause or produce a honk. 2. To cause an automobile horn to sound. 3. The blaring sound of the horn from a motor vehicle. E.g. “I really don’t care if you go head and pomp yo horn till kingdom come, I nah movin’ my car till you get yo ol’ jalopy out da way.”
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