raasclaat

English

Alternative forms

• raasclat, raasclot, rasclat, rasclot, rassclart, rassclaat, rassclot, rasscloth

Etymology

1950s. From Jamaican Creole raasclaat, from English arse + cloth. Compare English arsewipe, asswipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːs.klɑːt/

Interjection

raasclaat

1. (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

• damn, fuck; See also Thesaurus:dammit or Thesaurus:fuck

Noun

raasclaat (plural raasclaats)

1. (Jamaica, vulgar) A contemptible person.
   • 2017, “Gunfiyah”, performed by Dr. Dre:

     Set fire to my enemies / Fuck a rasclaat, those our enemies

   • 2018, Aïda Mashaka Croal, 0:02:39 from the start, in The Basement (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

• asshole, bastard; See also Thesaurus:git

Adjective

raasclaat (comparative more raasclaat, superlative most raasclaat)

1. (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.

   • 2011, Bali Rai, The Whisper, →ISBN, page 143:

     'Me an' Patrick drive to Nottingham fe go check one a we bredren an' when we return I man see nufa a dem raasclaat poster all over the place.'

   • 2016, “One Life”, in New Level Unlocked, performed by Alkaline:

     Bere lies, bere raasclaat hype

Synonyms

• bloody, fucking; See also Thesaurus:damned

Jamaican Creole

Interjection

raasclaat

1. Alternative spelling of rassclaat.

Adjective

raasclaat

1. 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 fucking X-Files! […]

Noun

raasclaat

1. Alternative spelling of rassclaat.
   • 2013, Calvin Riley, Victor of Circumstances: Highlight the Day-to-Day Struggle that the Underprivileged Undergo to Find Love and Security.‎^[1] (in English), →ISBN, page 166:

     “Yuh nuh 'fraid yuh get a shot in ha yuh raasclaat? […] ”

     Aren't you afraid they'll shoot your ass? […]