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    Patwa headword

    Claat

    /KLAAT/

    VerbNoun
    Gloss
    "Strike / Hit"
    Definition
    To hit or strike something hard. Also forms the root of many strong Jamaican expletives (derived from 'cloth').
    Example
    "Mi will claat yuh inna yuh face."
    Origin
    Derived from English 'cloth'.

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