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What does you dash mi weh?

"You dash mi weh" is a Jamaican Patois phrase. It means "You've given me the runaround" or "You've been evasive."

Here's a breakdown of the phrase:

* You: The person being addressed

* Dash: To run, to evade, to give the slip

* Mi: Me

* Weh: Where

So, the literal translation is "You have run me where". It implies that someone has been avoiding or delaying giving you something or information.

Example:

* "Mi ask him fi di money las week an him still dash mi weh. " (I asked him for the money last week and he's still been evasive.)

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