"battyman" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbatɪ ˈman/ Forms: battyman dem [plural], battyman [quantified]
Etymology: Compound of batty + man. Etymology templates: {{compound|jam|batty|man}} batty + man Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=battyman}} battyman, {{jam-noun}} battyman (plural battyman dem, quantified battyman)
  1. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) homosexual, fag (homosexual) Tags: derogatory, slang, vulgar Synonyms: batty man Related terms: batty bway, funny man, fish
    Sense id: en-battyman-jam-noun-5kWC8my3 Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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        {
          "english": "Do you hear him? 'My God!' He can't fight. All he has his talk. He runs his mouth off like a fag […]",
          "ref": "1986, Honor Ford Smith, Sistren (Organization), Lionheart Gal: Life Stories of Jamaican Women, →ISBN, page 45:",
          "text": "“Den yuh hear him, 'Lawd!' Him cyaan fight. Di ongle ting him have a him mouth . Him trace like a any batty man […]”",
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      "word": "fish"
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          "english": "Do you hear him? 'My God!' He can't fight. All he has his talk. He runs his mouth off like a fag […]",
          "ref": "1986, Honor Ford Smith, Sistren (Organization), Lionheart Gal: Life Stories of Jamaican Women, →ISBN, page 45:",
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