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Yardie
noun
Jamaican Gangster;
Originally Jamaican slang for a person from “yard” (home), meaning Jamaica itself. In UK contexts it came to denote members of Jamaican or Caribbean gangs, especially in 1980s–90s London. Sometimes used more loosely for anyone of Jamaican background in street culture, though its criminal connotations remain.