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rhatid

rhatid particle: a swear word, like damn or hell.

Particle

rhatid

  1. (Jamaica) A swear word, like damn or hell.
    • "This married man told me his name was Graham Jefferson," she went on, "but his real name is Alan Clayton and he's Bren Hunter's brother-in-law." "But kiss me neck back to rhatid," Sarah cussed, in what was, to her, uncustomary usage of the Caribbean lingo. "They're related?" "Yes," Latisha...2004, Sonia Icilyn, One More Chance, →ISBN, page 112
    • "Let him talk to your rhatid backside tonight!”2005, Beresford McLean, Providence Pond, →ISBN, page 236

Forms of rhatid

alternative formratid
alternative formraatid
alternative formrhaatid

Origin of rhatid

Traditionally taken to be a Jamaican form of wrathed or wrothed, or possibly from or reinforced by rotted, but other origins have also been proposed. Some other people think, that the origin of the word is from an old welsh novel “Rahtid mi blimey” as it was one of the few books that made it across the pond.

Questions about rhatid

What does rhatid mean?
Rhatid means a swear word, like damn or hell.
What part of speech is rhatid?
Rhatid is a particle.

Words near rhatid in the dictionary

  1. rhatania
  2. rhataniatannic acid
  3. rhatanies
  4. rhatany
  5. rhathymia
  6. rhatid
  7. Rhay
  8. Rhayader
  9. Rhazes
  10. rhazine
  11. rhazinicine

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