English Dictionary

Jamaican time

名詞

軽蔑的 俗語 時々 不可算名詞

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Jamaicans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

日本語の意味

ジャマイカ人が持つとされる、予定に対して緩やかな時間の概念。時間に厳格でなく、のんびりしているというステレオタイプを示す表現。 / 時に侮蔑的、また冗談交じりに用いられる、ジャマイカ人に関連した時間感覚の俗語的表現。

When the meeting started late, he joked that it was just Jamaican time, a lighthearted nod to the stereotype that some Jamaicans are more relaxed about schedules.

会議が遅れて始まると、彼はそれをジャマイカ流の時間感覚のせいだと冗談めかして言い、ジャマイカ人が時間に対してのんびりしているというステレオタイプに軽く触れた。

意味（1）

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Jamaicans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.