(Caribbean) Gossip about local scandals.
(Caribbean) Gossip about local scandals.
"The alternative would have been to let the country believe that there were all kinds of shady, nefarious bits of commess going on inside here," he said.
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(Caribbean) Noise and confusion.
(Caribbean) A gossip or talebearer.
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.
(Caribbean) good manners.
(Caribbean) Good-natured trouble; mischief; hanky-panky or high jinks.
Romance, tragedy, a simply sweet love story, shame and scandal in the family, bacchanal, commess and sex at its best have been depicted in thousands of romance novels for generations.
"commess" means good-natured trouble; mischief; hanky-panky or high jinks. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"commess" is informal, ethnically marked slang English meaning good-natured trouble; mischief; hanky-panky or high jinks. It comes from Caribbean English. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "good-natured trouble" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "commess" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
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