"batty bwoy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Jamaican Creole]

IPA: /ˈbatɪ ˈbwaɪ/ Forms: batty bwoy dem [plural], batty bwoy [quantified]
Etymology: Compound of batty + bwoy Etymology templates: {{compound|jam|batty|bwoy}} batty + bwoy Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=batty bwoy}} batty bwoy, {{jam-noun}} batty bwoy (plural batty bwoy dem, quantified batty bwoy)
  1. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) homosexual, fag, faggot, queer (homosexual) Tags: derogatory, slang, vulgar Synonyms: batty boy, batty bwai, batty bway Related terms: battyman, chi chi man, funny man, fish
    Sense id: en-batty_bwoy-jam-noun-FC4Th8LU Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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