ratbat
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See also: rat bat
Jamaican Creole[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English bat. The compound includes the word rat because of the animal's appearance.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ratbat (plural ratbat dem, quantified ratbat)
- bat (flying mammal)
- Mi fraid a rat bat bad. ― I'm extremely afraid of bats.
- Some fly inna the market weh big like a ratbat. ― There are flies in that market which are as big as bats.
References[edit]
- Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 467
- ratbat – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary