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Rasta

[ ras-tuh, rah-stuh ]

Rasta

/ ˈræstə /

noun

  1. short for Rastafarian
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rasta1

By shortening
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Example Sentences

Red Stripe, an inexpensive Jamaican export, gained popularity in the U.S. in lockstep with reggae and Rasta.

I had offered him a mortal insult and stirred up a worse hornet's nest than Rasta's push.

If Rasta had got you, or the Germans had had the job of lifting you, your goose would have been jolly well cooked.

If I hadn't come mewing like a tom-cat at your heels yesterday, Rasta would have had you long before you got to your hotel.

He had never let go of the tray, and now, as a boy skims a stone on a pond, he skimmed it with its contents at Rasta's head.

At all costs we had to keep Rasta safe, but I was very determined that he should not be handed over to the lady.

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