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Jamaican Creole

Bloodclaat is not a British term. It is a Patois term from Jamaica. Bloodclaat literally means blood cloth, as in a feminine hygiene product, a woman's sanitary napkin, or a tampon. In Jamaica menstruation is considered “unclean.”

Rasclat (or raasclaat) is a deeply offensive and derogatory term, used in Jamaican English (and since the 1950s in the UK). Literally 'arse cloth', i.e. a sanitary towel, it is synonymous with the equally negative blood-claat (blood cloth). In both cases the terms can be used as an insult or an exclamation.

Bomboclaat (sometimes spelt Bumbaclaat, Bumbclaat and Bumbaclot) is a Jamaican Patois expletive, kind of like saying "f*ck". It's hard to directly translate into English, but the phrase is often used as an insult or to express anger.

The taboo nature of menstruation carried over into Jamaican popular culture, it goes, in the form of bumbaclot as a general term of abuse. Bloodclaat (“blood cloth”) and ras clot (“butt cloth”) are variants.

Mauger, the Jamaican Patois word for 'meagre', is a term used in rural Jamaica for a thin woman. In Jamaica, plumpness is considered to be important or vital to good health.

In Jamaican Patois, batty boy (also batty bwoy, batty man, and chi chi bwoy/man) is a slur often used to refer to a gay or effeminate man. The term batiman (or battyman) is also used in Belize owing to the popularity of Jamaican music there.

Can be slang for someone you don't like. PreviousPAGAN. NextRASCLAAT.

“Mi deh yah, yuh know” literally translates to “Everything is okay, you already know.” This can also mean, “I'm doing well”. The phrase is commonly used in response to “Wah gwaan”. Most people who say this will say it very fast, so you'll have to listen closely to catch on.

battyman: “Batty” is slang meaning buttocks.

What does frownzy mean in patois? ›

A bad smell in Jamaica is known as 'frowzy' sometimes pronounced 'frownzy' or 'frongzy'.

“Bomboclat” is one of these Patois words. “Bombo” means, bottom and “Clat” means, cloth. When paired together, it means “bottom cloth” in the standard English translation – a cloth used to wipe your bottom. In Jamaica today, the phrase “bomboclat” is considered a cuss (curse) or swear word.

Goodaz – a reference to a sexy woman/girl.

If you've listened to reggae, you'll have heard “Jah” in many lyrics. Essentially, it is a shortened version of the Hebrew “Yahweh” (i.e. the personal name of God), and is a reference to a higher power.

Generally, BBC is the most vulgar and offensive yet multipurpose expletive that exists in Patois (Jamaican dialect). It means nothing and everything - if that makes any sense. Important to note that many other Jamaican expletives end with “claat” - so generally, we refer to an expletive as a “claat”.

Why Does The Jamaican (patois) Word "Rass" (meaning "ass") have an "r" at the beginning. it always stood out to me as an Icelandic speaker because in icelandic the word for ass is "rass" as well.

Well, here's the true definition of the word bomboclat. Part of speech. interjection. Use to show excitement, disbelief, pain, anger. Place of origin Jamaica, for example.

It is a derogatory term that is often used to express anger, frustration, or to insult someone.

Jamaican Patois has its own rich variety of swearwords. One of the strongest is bloodclaat (along with related forms raasclaat, bomboclaat, puss*claat and others—compare with bloody in Australian English and British English, which is also considered a profanity).