carry-go-bring-come
A vivid Caribbean term for a gossip or talebearer — someone who carries stories from one place and brings drama to another.
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A vivid Caribbean term for a gossip or talebearer — someone who carries stories from one place and brings drama to another. The beauty of the phrase is it literally describes the behaviour in four words: they pick up gossip over here and deliver it over there, stirring up trouble along the way. It's a colourful, no-nonsense way to call out someone who can't keep their mouth shut and thrives on spreading other people's business.
Don't tell her anything private — she's a real carry-go-bring-come and the whole street will know by morning.
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(Caribbean) A gossip or talebearer.
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Carry coded describes someone who just has it in them to be the one who comes through — who seems built, by personality or circumstance or sheer stubbornness, to pull weight when others drop it. It's in their DNA. They'll stay late on a project no one else cares about. They'll make the comeback in a game that should've been a loss. They'll be the friend who shows up when everyone else makes excuses. Carry coded isn't always a compliment in the pure sense — it can imply someone has been conditioned into the role and struggles to let others step up — but it always signals a recognizable pattern of reliable, unilateral effort.