raas

English Definition

Anus or posterior; used intensively as an exclamation or intensifier. Considered highly vulgar in formal registers.

Patois Definition

Raas — wah kind a foolishness dat?

Literal Translation

arse (intensifier)

Etymology

• English Creole · arse — taboo intensifier

Cultural Context

Documented extensively in sociolinguistic literature on Jamaican Creole taboo lexicon. Function shifts by context from anatomical reference to discourse intensifier.

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