batty bwoy

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• batty boy, batty bwai, batty bway

Etymology

Compound of batty +‎ bwoy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbatɪ ˈbwaɪ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧tty‧bwoy

Noun

batty bwoy (plural batty bwoy dem, quantified batty bwoy)

1. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) homosexual, fag, faggot, queer (homosexual)
   • 2004, Noel D. Williams, Julie Mango: Stories (in English), →ISBN, page 196:

     “[...]
     "Batty bwoy fi burn in hellfire."
     "Gainst all natural law."
     "I never tell you how I fix that batty bwoy on Flatbush. Me see him walking one night in [...] Me turn to Chalice, me tell him, lewwe beat this batty bwoy [...]"”

     "[...] Homosexuals should burn in hell. They go against all natural law." "Did I ever tell you how I messed up that faggot on Flatbush? I saw him walking one night in [...] I turned to Chalice and said let's beat this queer up.

Related terms

• battyman

See also

• chi chi man
• funny man
• fish