Coolie Edit Meaning

1.

Originally used to define indentured labourers from Asia (e.g Chinese railway workers in the U.S. & Canada, or East Indian sugarcane workers in Guyana). Now used in the Caribbean (primarily Guyana & Trinidad) to refer to anyone of East Indian origin.

Ehh bannuh...was which lil coolie gyal I deh see you husslin last week by de Seawall?!?! Sheh nice & thick!!

2.

Term referring to those of West Indian descent who have spend years and many more years to come contemplating whether it is indeed chicken curry, or curried chicken.

Trini: Curried Chicken!

Guyanese: Nah! It's Chicken Curry!

3.

all dem trini and guyanese people livin in the west indies with an indian/hindu decent

all de coolie gyals n bwoys

4.

usually referring to a person of west indian decent...aka from trinidad/guyana!!

cooliez run dem tings!!

See Sammy

5.

A term used to refer to West-Indian people of East-Indian Descent be it Guyana (mostly), Trinidad or Jamaica. A derogatory term which other Indo-Jamaicans are proud to be called because they love being called their equivalent of "nigger".

Mi is a Jamaican gyal an mi nuh like wen dey call me coolie

See Anonymous

6.

The word coolie is originated from the hindi word for baggage carrier. This term is associated with and ONLY with the indentured servants that came to GUYANA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, & JAMAICA from INDIA. The word COOLIE can sometimes be mistaken for the word "dougla." But a "dougla" is someone that is a mixed with both african and indian decent. A COOLIE is a person that is only of full blooded INDIAN descent.

GUYANESE :

GYAL : Ay coolie bai wah yuh do ?

BAI : Nothing coolie gyal meh deh hea.

TRINI :

GYUL : Ay coolie bwoy, i tell yuh tuh put di ting ova der in di corna.

BWOY : Coolie gyul ah do it.

JAMAICAN :

GAL : Wha gwan dey rude bwoy.

Bwoy : Nuttin, we guh lock it up tonite.

See coolie, guyana, indian, jamaica, dougla

7.

a brown person from the carribean (mainly from Guyana or trinidad)

yo Arun iz gonna wine up pun da coolie gyal.