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raas
noun- an arse; hence your being JAMAICA
- If there’s a God, that cunt’s raas will burn in hell. — Donald Gorgon, Cop Killer, p. 19, 1994
- a contemptible person JAMAICA
Probable origin in the phrase “your arse”, although some suggest Dutch raas (rage). The early, especially West Indian, sense was considered extremely offensive, however modern UK black usage is roughly equivalent to ARSE or ARSEHOLE. There is a, possibly disingenuous, belief among some Jamaicans that Raas was a king of Africa. - [H]e won’t be able to resist thinking about all the sweet-talking raases running after her. — Diran Abedayo, My Once Upon a Time, p. 133, 2000
- nonsense UK
From West Indian. Black usage. - There was also a stout mother who was chiding her son (“Lee, shut your raas before I slap yuh... Lee![”)] — Diran Abedayo, My Once Upon a Time, p. 174, 2000
▶ the raas
used in order to intensify UK
Synonymous with “the hell”, “the fuck”, etc.- Bwoy! Is who the fuck you lookin’ at..? Who de raas you fuckin’ staring at? — Donald Gorgon, Cop Killer, p. 63, 1994
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