📖 Patois Word of the Day — September 11, 2026
Bax
To slap someone in the face. A box. Also used as a noun for a slap.
"If yuh nuh stop chat nonsense, mi a go bax yuh!"
🔥 Fiyah Breaks It Down
Bax, man? Dat mean fi give somebody ah good slap pon dem face, yuh know? Like a box! Yuh can seh "mi give him a bax" or "dat was a good bax!" Watch yuhself, though, cause baxing have consequence, ya hear? Keep it irie.