Rasta

//ˈɹæs.tə// adj, name, noun, slang

adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Rastafarian informal
  2. 2
    A Rastafarian.

    "Yet in adopting this oppositional belief system and alternative lifestyle, the Rastas faced severe social ostracism."

  3. 3
    follower of Rastafarianism wordnet
  4. 4
    Diminutive of rastaquouère diminutive, form-of, informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    Rastafarian. not-comparable

    "“You know my boyfriend has divine dreads. He’s Rasta. And he speaks fluent Jamaican patois,” she ended proudly."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Rastafari.

Synonyms

All synonyms
rastafarirastafarianrastafarianismrastafarianism

Example

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"Yet in adopting this oppositional belief system and alternative lifestyle, the Rastas faced severe social ostracism."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Short for Rastafarian or Rastafari.

Etymology 2

Clipping of Rastafari.

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