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Jamaican Creole
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Etymology
Compound of batty + bwoy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbatɪ ˈbwaɪ/
- Hyphenation: ba‧tty‧bwoy
Noun
batty bwoy (plural batty bwoy dem, quantified batty bwoy)
- (vulgar, slang, derogatory) homosexual, fag, faggot, queer (homosexual)
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"Batty bwoy fi burn in hellfire."
"Gainst all natural law."
"I never tell you how I fix that batty bwoy on Flatbush. Me see him walking one night in [...] Me turn to Chalice, me tell him, lewwe beat this batty bwoy [...]"”- " Homosexuals should burn in hell. They go against all natural law." "Did I ever tell you how I messed up that faggot on Flatbush? I saw him walking one night in I turned to Chalice and said let's beat this queer up.
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