A fork of Rural Dictionary
Definition Yardy: The homies, great friends, the boys. (Slang from Jamaican from the word “Yardie”; meaning friend, group of friends).
“Tonight I’m kickin it with the Yardy” “The Yardy be pullin’ up any minute”
Yardy is another word for a Jamaican, specifically one from a difficult socio-economic area. The term stems from the slang name given to occupants of government yards in Trenchtown, a neighborhood in West Kingston, Jamaica. Trenchtown was originally built as a housing project following devastation caused by Hurricane Charlie. Each development was built around a central courtyard with communal cooking facilities. Due to the poverty endemic in the neighborhood, crime and gang violence became rife, leading the occupants of Trenchtown to be in part stigmatized by the term "Yardie".
Smif-n-wessun Lyrics " Hellucination " tek (steele) And a dead boy, and I don’t even know he looks like the dred, that hooked us up on the low What you say fly? thinkin out loud, just caught me in the zone I’ll tell you all about it on the way home Whatever, i’mma send this nigga to his essence Fuckin wit the family, know he gotta learn a lesson And you know he ain’t yardy right Some boy gon get dead tonight As we strap on the gloves, feel the buzz from cannabis Niggas bout to get scandalous (arguing and gunshots)
Eighties British slang for a gang consisting predominatly of Jamacians, or those of Jamacian descent. Usually yardies work in large groups and favour torture to anyone who says anything against them. Their downfall is their rash decisions, inability to handle the police democratically, and thier general disorganisation when compared to larger gangland groups. Yardies, though many, tend to share a distrust for anyone outside their own gang, and are often drawn into gunfights or knife battles. Charactorised by excessive jewellry, puffer-jackets, baseball caps and screeching accents. Usually violent and easily lured into losing their monies through misadventure.
A Jamaican (usually from trenchtown... the 'yard'). Also derrogatory refering to how they work in the yards of weathly land owners in the West Indies.
Friendly: yo bro, ya know you mi favourite yardie Derrogatory: Hey man get yo yardie ass back to work.
Someone specifically born in Jamaica or who has Jamaican parents. Does not apply to other Caribbean islands.
Tyson Beckford is a yardi. Me a yardi too!