Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
rasta .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music
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Examples
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He says they called themselves "rastas" - the nickname of a notorious local gang.
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He says they called themselves "rastas" - the nickname of a notorious local gang.
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He says they called themselves "rastas" - the nickname of a notorious local gang.
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He says they called themselves "rastas" - the nickname of a notorious local gang.
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He says they called themselves "rastas" - the nickname of a notorious local gang.
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He says they called themselves "rastas" - the nickname of a notorious local gang.
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The walls in the Bullpen are covered with murals depicting rastas, hippies, cholos, transvestites, vaqueros, and a red-skinned devil.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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The landscape is jarring, definitely, coming across hordes of punks and rastas and skinheads, dressed almost too perfectly so, week after week.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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The walls in the Bullpen are covered with murals depicting rastas, hippies, cholos, transvestites, vaqueros, and a red-skinned devil.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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The landscape is jarring, definitely, coming across hordes of punks and rastas and skinheads, dressed almost too perfectly so, week after week.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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