raasclaat

• raasclat, raasclot, rasclat, rasclot

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːs.klɑːt/

raasclaat

1. (Jamaica, vulgar) Used to express anger, annoyance or surprise.
   • 2004 December 16, Kewi-Armah, Kwame, 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.

• damn, fuck; See also Thesaurus:dammit

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, Mike Colter and Kevin Mambo as Luke Cage and Sheldon Shaw, The Basement (Marvel's Luke Cage), season 2, episode 6, written by Aïda Mashaka Croal, ABC Studios; Netflix, 0:02:39 from the start:

     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!

• asshole, bastard; See also Thesaurus:git

raasclaat (comparative more raasclaat, superlative most raasclaat)

1. (Jamaica, vulgar) An intensifier.
   • 2005, James, Marlon, John Crow's Devil, →ISBN, page 58:

     Everybody raasclaat sorry, but is not everybody have to clean up people mess.

   • 2011, Rai, Bali, 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

• bloody, fucking; See also Thesaurus:damned

From raas +‎ claat, from English arse + cloth.

raasclaat

1. (vulgar) Used to express anger, annoyance or surprise.

• blood clot, bumbaclot

raasclaat (plural raasclaat dem or raasclaats)

1. (vulgar) A contemptible person.
   • 1997, Kennaway, Guy, One People, →ISBN:

     'Ya want fi tek de raas claat roof from mi picknee head, man. Ya have no heart?' Babs shouted. 'Gimme a couple blaad claat dollar. Gwaan. Raasclaat. An' mi will pay ya back anudder day.'

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raasclaat

1. (vulgar) An intensifier.