batty bwoy

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of batty +‎ bwoy

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbatɪ ˈbwaɪ/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧tty‧bwoy

Noun

batty bwoy (plural batty bwoy dem, quantified batty bwoy)

  1. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) homosexual, fag, faggot, queer (homosexual)
    • 2004, Noel D. Williams, Julie Mango: Stories (in English), →ISBN, page 196:
      “[...]
      "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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