battyman

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English

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Noun

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battyman (plural battymen)

  1. Alternative form of batty man

Jamaican Creole

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of batty +‎ man.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbatɪ ˈman/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧tty‧man

Noun

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battyman (plural battyman dem, quantified battyman)

  1. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) homosexual, fag (homosexual)
    • 1986, Honor Ford Smith, Sistren (Organization), Lionheart Gal: Life Stories of Jamaican Women, →ISBN, page 45:
      “Den yuh hear him, 'Lawd!' Him cyaan fight. Di ongle ting him have a him mouth . Him trace like a any batty man []
      Do you hear him? 'My God!' He can't fight. All he has his talk. He runs his mouth off like a fag []
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