出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/12 19:43 UTC 版)
Yardie (or Yawdie) is a term stemming from the slang name originally given to occupants of government yards in Trenchtown, a neighborhood in West Kingston, Jamaica. Trenchtown was originally built as a housing project following devastation caused by Hurricane Charlie. Each development was built around a central courtyard with communal cooking facilities. Poverty, crime, and gang violence became endemic in the neighbourhood, leading the occupants of Trenchtown to be in part stigmatized by the term "Yardie".