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"ref": "2012, Martin Henry, “Samfie Government - Broke pockets and broken education”, in The Jamaica Gleaner",
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"(Jamaica) Pertaining to a scammer or a con artist."
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"A confidence trickster, especially one who pretends to have supernatural powers."
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"ref": "2017, Paulton Frankson, “Ed Ministry trying to muzzle NCEL head”, in The Jamaica Observer, archived from the original on 2020-10-30",
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"text": "Nuh badda gi' 'im nuh money. Da bredda de a real samfie.",
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},
{
"english": "I'm going to tell you the truth. I'm not going to tell lies.\nDon't emulate these guys. They're a bunch of scammers. […]",
"ref": "1995, Carolyn Cooper, Noises in the Blood: Orality, Gender, and The\"Vulgar\" Body of Jamaican Popular Culture. (in English), page 153",
"text": "Mi a go tell yu di trut(h), mi naa go tell yu no lie\nNo bodder follow dem ya man, dem full up a samfie. […]",
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"word": "ginnal"
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"word": "sam fie"
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{
"word": "samfi"
}
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"(Jamaica) Pertaining to a scammer or a con artist."
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"(Jamaica) A confidence trickster, especially one who pretends to have supernatural powers."
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"ref": "2017, Paulton Frankson, “Ed Ministry trying to muzzle NCEL head”, in The Jamaica Observer, archived from the original on 2020-10-30",
"text": "“The examples of classism and gross inequity of the education system are abundant, and there is no amount of 'samfie' that the corporate communications office of the ministry can be ordered to publicise that will change this. […]”",
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"word": "samfie"
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"english": "Don't give him any money. That guy is a known scammer.",
"text": "Nuh badda gi' 'im nuh money. Da bredda de a real samfie.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "I'm going to tell you the truth. I'm not going to tell lies.\nDon't emulate these guys. They're a bunch of scammers. […]",
"ref": "1995, Carolyn Cooper, Noises in the Blood: Orality, Gender, and The\"Vulgar\" Body of Jamaican Popular Culture. (in English), page 153",
"text": "Mi a go tell yu di trut(h), mi naa go tell yu no lie\nNo bodder follow dem ya man, dem full up a samfie. […]",
"type": "quotation"
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"con man",
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"scammer",
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[
"swindler",
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"word": "ginnal"
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"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˈsamˌfaɪ/"
}
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{
"word": "sam fie"
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"word": "samfi"
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