Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Etymology
- 1.3 Pronunciation
- 1.4 Interjection
- 1.4.1 Synonyms
- 1.5 Noun
- 1.5.1 Synonyms
- 1.6 Adjective
- 1.6.1 Synonyms
- 2 Jamaican Creole
- 2.1 Interjection
- 2.2 Adjective
- 2.3 Noun
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1950s. From Jamaican Creole raasclaat, from English arse + cloth. Compare English arsewipe, asswipe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
raasclaat
- (Jamaica, vulgar) Used to express anger, annoyance or surprise.
2004 December 16, Kwame Kewi-Armah, Fix Up, scene 2; republished as Plays: 1, London: Methuen Drama, 2009, →ISBN, page 126:
Alice: The phrase 'O kinsmen!' makes that call specific: the poem's would-be warriors are men. What about women? He only talks about the race by imagining the aspirations of men.
Brother Kiyi: Rasclaat!
Alice: No, not rasclaat or however you pronounce it—the contest for humanity in the poem is fought exclusively by men.
Synonyms[edit]
- damn, f*ck; See also Thesaurus:dammit or Thesaurus:f*ck
Noun[edit]
raasclaat (plural raasclaats)
- (Jamaica, vulgar) A contemptible person.
2017, “Gunfiyah”, performed by Dr. Dre:
Set fire to my enemies / f*ck a rasclaat, those our enemies
2018, Aïda Mashaka Croal, 0:02:39 from the start, in The Basem*nt (Marvel's Luke Cage), season 2, episode 6, spoken by Luke Cage and Sheldon Shaw (Mike Colter and Kevin Mambo), ABC Studios; Netflix:
Luke: You got five seconds to tell me why your boss invaded Harlem and what he wants with Raymond Jones.
Sheldon: Five, four, three, two, one. Raasclaat!
Synonyms[edit]
- asshole, bastard; See also Thesaurus:git
Adjective[edit]
raasclaat (comparative more raasclaat, superlative most raasclaat)
- (Jamaica, vulgar) An intensifier.
2005, Marlon James, John Crow's Devil, →ISBN, page 58:
Everybody raasclaat sorry, but is not everybody have to clean up people mess.
2016, “One Life”, in New Level Unlocked, performed by Alkaline:
Bere lies, bere raasclaat hype
Synonyms[edit]
- bloody, f*cking; See also Thesaurus:damned
Jamaican Creole[edit]
Interjection[edit]
raasclaat
- Alternative spelling of rassclaat.
Adjective[edit]
raasclaat
- Alternative spelling of rassclaat.
2002, Lloyd Withers, No Sweat (in English), →ISBN, page 33:
“EARL: Yeh, mon. But only 'pon de raasclaat X-Files! […] ”
- EARL: Yes, but only on the f*cking X-Files! […]
Noun[edit]
raasclaat
- Alternative spelling of rassclaat.
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