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    Patwa headword

    Raas

    /RAHS/

    ExpletiveNoun
    Gloss
    "Buttocks / Expletive"
    Definition
    A common curse word, originally meaning buttocks.
    Example
    "What the raas is going on?"
    Origin
    Derived from 'arse'.

    As a vulgar term, Raas is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.