noun
General Slang
passa passa
PAH-sah PAH-sah · noun · slang
A street dance/party; also gossip or a fuss
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Definitions
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A famous Kingston street dance; also used to mean gossip, drama or a public fuss.
“Nuh badda bring dat passa passa come a mi door.”
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Gossip, drama or people's private business aired publicly.
“Dem love inna people passa passa.”
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passa passa In A Sentence
Nuh badda bring dat passa passa come a mi door.
Dem love inna people passa passa.
Origin & Usage
Jamaican Patois reduplication; the Passa Passa street dance began in Tivoli Gardens.
Variants
passa-passa
People Also Ask
What does 'passa passa' mean?
It's the name of a famous Kingston street dance, and it also means gossip, drama or a public fuss.
Where did Passa Passa the street dance start?
In Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, where the weekly Passa Passa street party became legendary in Jamaican dancehall culture.
Why does 'passa passa' mean gossip too?
The reduplicated phrase came to signal noisy commotion and people's business being aired publicly, hence 'mixed up in passa passa'.
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