"quattie" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwatɪ/ Forms: quattie dem [plural], quattie [quantified]
Etymology: From English quarter. A coin whose value was a quarter of a sixpence, i.e. 1½p. Etymology templates: {{der|jam|en|quarter}} English quarter Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=quattie}} quattie, {{jam-noun}} quattie (plural quattie dem, quantified quattie)
  1. (historical) one-and-a-half pence. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-quattie-jam-noun-63NdIx~f Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. (idiomatic) chicken feed, a paltry sum (a neglible amount) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-quattie-jam-noun-gcJXNN4I
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English quarter. A coin whose value was a quarter of a sixpence, i.e. 1½p.",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "quantified"
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
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  "hyphenation": [
    "qua‧ttie"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one-and-a-half pence."
      ],
      "id": "en-quattie-jam-noun-63NdIx~f",
      "links": [
        [
          "pence",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) one-and-a-half pence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The money we got for what we sold was chicken feed.",
          "text": "Not a quattie worth sell.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "chicken feed, a paltry sum (a neglible amount)"
      ],
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          "chicken feed",
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        [
          "paltry",
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        ],
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          "sum",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) chicken feed, a paltry sum (a neglible amount)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwatɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quattie"
}
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    "Jamaican Creole lemmas",
    "Jamaican Creole nouns",
    "Jamaican Creole terms derived from English",
    "Jamaican Creole terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 2 entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jam",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "quarter"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "quattie dem",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quattie",
      "tags": [
        "quantified"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "jam",
        "10": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "qua‧ttie"
  ],
  "lang": "Jamaican Creole",
  "lang_code": "jam",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one-and-a-half pence."
      ],
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          "pence"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical) one-and-a-half pence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Jamaican Creole idioms",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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          "text": "Not a quattie worth sell.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "chicken feed, a paltry sum (a neglible amount)"
      ],
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        [
          "chicken feed",
          "chicken feed"
        ],
        [
          "paltry",
          "paltry"
        ],
        [
          "sum",
          "sum"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) chicken feed, a paltry sum (a neglible amount)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwatɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quattie"
}

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