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bustamante backbone

noun

/ˈbʌstaˌmantɪ ˈbakˈbʷoːn/

English Definition

Bustamante backbone

Etymology

  • (Refers to the resoluteness of Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante, Jamaica's first prime minister.)

Examples

  • "Yuh see whentime you read it inna Star seh stranger come in a district And lickle more a pickney disappear? Is Fallen Angel carry dem way Fallen Angel love sweetie, bulla cake or Bustamante backbone and especially paradise plum."

  • "“The Bustamante Backbone was so very good, she remembered. They were a delicious jaw-breaking delight. The children called them "Busta". She could almost taste them, still. Verona wondered whether that particular candy was still being ... […]”"

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