@joris.lechene: The significance of Kissing your teeth. #LearnOnTikTok #kmt #westafrica #caribbean #jamaican #trinidad #bajan #aave #kreyol #linguistics

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thehagsdaughter
cailleachsdaughter :
Oh man, I just had flashbacks to my Haitian French teacher calling my friend “mal eleve” 😳
2021-03-29 10:02:16
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shanknits
Shan :
I had a teacher once who was convinced it meant eff you and she would yell and give detentions whenever she heard it. Even if it wasn’t at her 🙄
2021-03-28 21:48:49
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mybbgwashere
starie :
uhh i’m 100% caucasian and i’ve done this since i was born… i had no idea it meant something.. do i need to stop?
2025-04-27 04:16:50
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authentichai
aunthentichai :
Lol that is such an African thing!
2021-03-28 22:14:53
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warriorcrone
Stephanie Foster :
Just apologize. Immediately.
2021-03-29 00:11:43
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thisisstudionelle
Studio Nelle :
Haha...sadly as a descendant of a Caribbean I’m sad to say I can’t kiss my teeth 😕
2021-04-07 23:52:14
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tishtoking
Tasha :
I’ll never forget when my friend told me this. And for years I hadn’t known why old ladies were doing it to me as a teen 😂😂😂
2021-03-28 22:49:51
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missmash1
Miss_Mash 🇿🇼 :
😂😂😂 In Zim/SA we also use nxaaaaaaa 😂😂😂😂😂
2021-03-29 00:17:45
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deemwaura01
The Purge is Upon Us! :
In Kenya we type it as..Mschew..😅
2024-08-27 14:28:40
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poetdoc
poetdoc :
Ppl were confused. . . ?
2021-04-10 09:27:54
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creeksquad187
👻 Ghostest with the Mostest👻 :
it's a force of habit with my adhd and my co workers from Jamaica be looking at me weird. I mean no dis respect
2025-05-17 11:26:12
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lynzkiearom
LynZkie Arom :
last viewer
2026-05-22 13:04:54
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lystraomar
Lystra Omar :
In Jamaica it’s chuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupz. Yup very long! 😂🇯🇲
2021-03-30 16:28:15
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beelindee
🐝Lindee :
If disapproval was a sound... 🥺🥺🥺
2021-03-29 00:03:27
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old.the.metal.therapist
OLD ACCOUNT!!! :
Very interesting!
2021-03-29 22:02:13
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authentichai
aunthentichai :
Did a double take when I first saw you do it lol 😂
2021-03-28 22:15:32
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jessejessejoyjoy
Jesse Joy :
Thank you for this! I love all your content, but as someone who wishes she’d minored in linguistics, this is so fascinating to me!
2021-03-29 01:47:20
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marshmelodyy
Marshmelodyy :
I've always done this and been completely unaware that it's a thing 😳 just noticed some weird faces I get, understandably now
2024-12-16 08:10:01
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anticistamines
fern 🦄 :
Ooh !!
2021-03-28 22:42:26
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vbacdoula
Taylor (she/her) :
Joris you are adorable. Thank you for explaining, I just thought it was a cute thing you did haha 🤷‍♀️
2021-03-28 21:50:47
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wordslickster
Erica ✨ 📖 💅🏽 :
Lol I know the Caribbean tchuipe is the most intense of them all 😭 long and drawn out
2021-04-10 01:01:08
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thexsonworkshop
TheXsonworkshop :
we use it a lot in Nigeria for a great number of reasons 😅 and there’s many more types of it it’s spelt - mtchewwww
2021-04-19 08:07:53
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aspiringancestor
🖤 a. michelle 🖤 :
it can also mean doubt, 🧢 or bs, especially when accompanied by rolling of the eyes. 😌
2021-03-29 20:51:25
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