Definitions
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- noun belonging to an originally Jamaican sect regarding Blacks as chosen people, and the Jamaican national colors and the leaf of the
marijuana plant as symbols
Etymologies
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Examples
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I guess it may be time to think about a trim or at least shaving I was thinking that when I was called rasta boy a couple weeks ago.
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Roosters have excellent eyesight, and the fly - a seven-inch baitfish pattern called a rasta - should be presented a bit in front of the fish, and then stripped quickly.
NYT > Global Home By CHRIS SANTELLA 2010
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My hubby laughed hysterically while reading your "rasta" talk to me out loud.
And Now the Conclusion of The Spider Wreck Chronicles Jen 2008
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"rasta", a local militia, and Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels who have been roving eastern DR Congo for the past 11 years.
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Whether you're a fan of dub, lover's rock or foundation rasta sounds, you're sure to hear something that will get you dancing.
Nightlife Agenda Fritz Hahn 2010
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Our head guide was a local rasta (we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of smoking pot at high altitudes) who had been up the mountain 40 times.
Climbing Kilimanjaro 2009
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Dam!, well there never was much issue if the needle went to deep, just be stirring up the the soup underneath, jb with a crochet beanie, FTW, rasta style cos fkn god knows he needs it.
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The "rasta style flower child" started studying midwifery after the birth of her first son, Seven now 13 with Outkast's Andre 3000.
Voto Latino: AMP: The Business of Being Erykah Badu Voto Latino 2011
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We're not talking about the weird rasta-enemies in Loco Roco here.
Savage Kingdom SVGL 2009
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IMHO, they may say they get ‘biz-zay’, but the only way to really bring it home for the party is if they can rasta-fy Michael Steele by about ten percent.
Matthew Yglesias » Steele Promises “Off the Hook” PR in “Urban-Suburban Hip-Hop Settings” 2009
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