Trini

Definitions

1. A Trinidadian.
   informal
2. The island of Trinidad.
   informal
3. A diminutive of the female given name Katrina.
4. The Trinidadian Creole language.
   informal

Examples

“Summer jobs in Trini are hard to find⟳. A friend of mine from Case Western got an internship/summer job only through some real chain pulling. […] Sad but true, 90% of the people who graduate and get⟳ jobs in Trinidad know⟳ someone.”

“He won all 4 tosses. He batted twice, and bowled twice. He batted in the first test⟳, after the sweeping ODI victory. He batted in the 4th test⟳ after the Trinidad demolition. He bowled in Trini (fair enough) and Antigua (defensive). He also bowled in Leeds. Is there a pattern there? I think⟳ so.”

“I think⟳ that expatriates - no matter⟳ what island they're from, tend⟳ to be friendly toward (for want⟳ of a better word) foreigners. […] When I was in Trini I didn't exactly have⟳ a love⟳ for tourists, but I think⟳ I do more promotion now than the Tourist board⟳.”

“That night they forced down a meal of fat, juicy termites, raw and wriggling. ‘Well, said Leila ruefully, in broad Trini, ‘I guess⟳ what don’t kill⟳ does fatten.’”

“In official circles, standard English is the norm, and the more highly educated a person, the closer the dialect will be to standard English. But in casual conversation and in most informal situations, everybody, including the white elite, uses Trini, a form⟳ of English based a little on the many languages that have⟳ been fed into the culture.”

“But, challenged to say⟳ where in [John] Oliver's routine he insulted Trinidad, they either had no answer⟳ or pointed to him trying to use⟳ Trini slang when he said: "[…] I'll just pause for a second to allow⟳ the people of Trinidad to laugh⟳ at the whitest person who ever lived attempting to speak⟳ Trini, and instead sounding real dotish, ent?"”

“Thirty years later, at a garden party in Aspen, I met a wonderful lady named Trini Barnes—Katrina McCormick Barnes. When she was young, her parents died and left her a good deal⟳ of McCormick wealth, but she had roughly the same attitude toward it as I did!”

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