battyman

English

Noun

battyman (plural battymen)

1. Alternative form of batty man

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• batty man

Etymology

Compound of batty +‎ man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbatɪ ˈman/
• Hyphenation: ba‧tty‧man

Noun

battyman (plural battyman dem, quantified battyman)

1. (vulgar, slang, derogatory) homosexual, fag (homosexual)
   • 1986, Honor Ford Smith, Sistren (Organization), Lionheart Gal: Life Stories of Jamaican Women, →ISBN, page 45:

     “Den yuh hear him, 'Lawd!' Him cyaan fight. Di ongle ting him have a him mouth . Him trace like a any batty man […] ”

     Do you hear him? 'My God!' He can't fight. All he has his talk. He runs his mouth off like a fag […]

Related terms

• batty bway

See also

• funny man
• fish

References

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 84