bat

English Definition

moth (nocturnal insect)

Etymology

• (From English bat.)

Examples

• "Duppy bat still a fly like hawk."

  Black witch moths are still flying around like hawks.

• "“Hundreds of species of butterflies and moths live in Jamaica. Jamaicans call large moths "bats." The black witch moth is known as "the duppy bat." A duppy is a spirit in Jamaican culture that sometimes causes mischief. Duppy bats have brown [...]”"

  If I hit you once with this bat, you'll understand.

• "When yu get one lick from me wid di bat... yu wi know."

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