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Jamaican furniture (funny) names

 Since leaving the island many years ago I have not heard these names mentioned concerning furniture in my home.

What are some of the names of furniture that you used to have as a child but it is not mentioned where you are now?

Let me start:

The watnot - 

The breakfront - 

The Buff-et -  although this word may be french and the E-T and the may be pronounced "long A", the Jamaicans pronounced this et...let let. Hence this was called the Buff-et.

This was usually a piece of furnitute which had crockery on display in the home.

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Jamaican furniture (funny) names

 Since leaving the island many years ago I have not heard these names mentioned concerning furniture in my home. What are some of the names ...