bomboclaat

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• bumboclaat, bombaclaat, bambaclaat, bumbaclot, bumboclat, bumboclot

Etymology

From bumbo (“vagina”) +‎ claat (“cloth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʌmbʌˌklɑːt/

Noun

bomboclaat (plural bomboclaat dem, quantified bomboclaat)

1. sanitary towel

Adjective

bomboclaat

1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) damn, damned, fucking, goddamn, goddamned

   Money mi a pree fi da bomboclaat year yah. ― I'm focused on the motherfucking dough this year.

   • 1983, Clyde Knight, We Shall Not Die (in English), →ISBN, page 133:

     “ […] me see di las' motherfuckin' one of dem in di grave. Every bomboclaat one a dem, mi tellin' unoo!' […] ”

     […] I see the last motherfuckin' one of them in the grave. Every fucking one of them. You heard that? […]

Interjection

bomboclaat

1. (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) holy shit, fuck, damn

   Bomboclaat, mi jus buck mi toe 'gainst di table. ― Damn it. I just stubbed my toe on the table.

   • 2012, Ezekel Alan, Disposable People: A Novel Inspired by True Events (in English), →ISBN, page 14:

     “"Bomboclaat!"
     "Yes! Yes! Fuck it! Fuck it!"
     "Raasclaat! Raasclaat! Spread it! Spread it!" […] ”

     "Holy shit!" "Yes! Yes! Fuck me! Fuck me!" "Fuck! Fuck! Spread it! Spread it! […]

Related terms

• bloodclaat
• raasclaat
• pussyclaat

References

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 110
• “bumbo-claat n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
• bumboclaat at JamaicanPatwah.com