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.
Cowud (kuw-udd) Adverb — 1. A cowardice. 2. A person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, et.; a timid or easily intimidated person. 3. Lacking courage, very fearful. 4. Expressive of fear or timidity. E.g. “Boy Chet a real ol’ cowud y’see? I hear he run ‘way when burglas break in he house n’ dey tek erryting.”
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