"batty man" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-batty man.ogg Forms: batty men [plural]
Etymology: From Caribbean slang batty (“buttocks”) + man (“person”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|batty|man|t1=buttocks|t2=person}} batty (“buttocks”) + man (“person”) Head templates: {{en-noun|batty men}} batty man (plural batty men)
  1. (Jamaica and Caribbean derogatory slang) A homosexual man. Tags: Caribbean, Jamaica, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): LGBTQ Synonyms: male homosexual, bawty man, bawty mon, batty mon, bati-man [Jamaica] Related terms: batty boy, batman Coordinate_terms: scissor sister

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