"fassy" meaning in Jamaican Creole

See fassy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfasɪ/
Head templates: {{head|jam|adjective|head=fassy}} fassy, {{jam-adj}} fassy
  1. Full of sores.
    Sense id: en-fassy-jam-adj--5O5jIWx Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfasɪ/ Forms: fassy dem [plural], fassy [quantified]
Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=fassy}} fassy, {{jam-noun}} fassy (plural fassy dem, quantified fassy)
  1. asshole (unpleasant person) Derived forms: fassyhole
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