A Caribbean and Jamaican English term for malicious intent, spite, or deep-seated animosity toward someone.
A Caribbean and Jamaican English term for malicious intent, spite, or deep-seated animosity toward someone. If someone has bad mind, they're not just annoyed — they're actively wishing you harm or working against you out of envy, hatred, or bitterness. Bad mind is often connected to jealousy and the idea that someone resents your success. It's a powerful accusation in Caribbean culture, where it implies a toxic emotional state that goes beyond ordinary conflict into something darker.
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(Caribbean, Jamaica) , malicious or cynical.
Caribbean and Jamaican English term for someone with malicious, jealous, or cynical intentions — a person who wishes ill on others, talks behind backs, or secretly roots for everyone around them to fail. Bad-minded people smile to your face and curse your success behind closed doors. It's the vibe of someone whose mental energy is spent resenting other people's wins. In Jamaican culture it's a serious character flaw, treated with appropriate side-eye.
(Caribbean, Jamaica) To disparage something, or to speak maliciously about someone.
(Jamaica) A gangster.
She didn't congratulate me because she has pure bad mind — she can't stand to see anyone else doing well.
(Caribbean, Jamaica) malicious intent; animosity.
Bad mind means: malicious intent; animosity.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
bad mind means: malicious intent; animosity.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.