What does Bombaclat mean?

AG, my understanding is that a “bombaclat” is indeed what Jamaican women used to use to mop up their monthlies before modern pads or tampons came along, and has consequently retained a generic “swear word” connotation, divorced of its original literal meaning, just as JW Brewer suggests.

What does Rasclat mean in Jamaican?

Interjection. raasclaat. (Jamaica, vulgar) Used to express anger, annoyance or surprise.

What does Bumbo mean in Jamaican?

bumbo (Interjection) Meaning/Description: A swear word.

What does Bumba Rass mean?

“Bless up” – one of my faves. Walking down the street, passing a person you know or don’t know – “Bless up” will be returned in kind or with “Bless, bless.” Then of course there are the “clots” – Bumba, Rass and I think you all know the third (blush).

What is De Rass?

An expression of shock, surprise, frustration, or annoyance. bloodclaat, bumboclaat, bumbohole, pussyclaat, raas, raasclaat, raashole, rassclaat. profanity. Close.

What is a Bloodclaat?

bloodclaat (blood cloth) refers to a woman’s menstrual period and the device used to soak up that blood such as a tampon. Been used as a profanity since the 1950’s and probable earlier.

What is a Bludclart?

A period pad. I’m going to get a bludclart.

What does mi Rass mean?

An expression of shock, surprise, frustration, or annoyance. Here is one example: mi rass yuh mean she nuh cripple (thought she was handicap)

What does Rahtid mean in Jamaican?

damn or hell
(Jamaica) A swear word, like damn or hell. quotations ▼

What does Raaas mean?

An expression of shock, surprise, frustration, or annoyance. bloodclaat, bumboclaat, bumbohole, pussyclaat, raasclaat, raashole, rass, rassclaat. profanity. Close. Select image to pin for raas ×

What is a Bumbaclot?

Bumbaclot is Jamaican slang equivalent to “douchebag” or “motherfucker,” often used as an interjection to express disgust or dismay. It’s an insulting vulgarity that literally refers to either menstrual pads or toilet paper.

What does Bumbaclot Rude Boy mean?

The term bumbaclot rude boy taken together basically means a Rasta wanker. In fall 2019, bumbaclot, under the spelling bomboclaat, went viral along the lines of sco pa tu mana, a nonsense phrase made popular by a Ghanaian rapper.

What is a bumboclaat?

Together, then, bumboclaat is literally the cloth for the nether regions—either a menstrual cloth (rather than disposable pads) or a cloth for wiping your butt (in the days before widespread toilet paper). Bumbaclot has become a common rendering of the term in the Jamaican diaspora, such as in South London. The use…

What is the origin of the Jamaican word Bumba?

The word bumbaclot is a form of the Jamaican English bumboclaat, a term for a sanitary napkin or bathroom wipes recorded since 1956. Bombo (or bumba) likely comes from West African words like the Fante bumbo, referring to the vulva but likely similar to the English bum , or “butt.” Clot (or claat)…