Raasclaat
adj, intj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A contemptible person. Jamaica, vulgar
"Set fire to my enemies / Fuck a rasclaat, those our enemies"
- 1 An intensifier. Jamaica, vulgar
"Everybody raasclaat sorry, but is not everybody have to clean up people mess."
- 1 Used to express anger, annoyance or surprise. Jamaica, vulgar
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
1950s. From Jamaican Creole raasclaat, from English arse + cloth. Compare English arsewipe, asswipe.
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