Rasta

[ras-tuh, rah-stuh]

noun

Rastafarian(def 1).

Rastafarianism.

adjective

Rastafarian(def 2).

Origin of Rasta

by shortening

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Examples from the Web for rasta

Red Stripe, an inexpensive Jamaican export, gained popularity in the U.S. in lockstep with reggae and Rasta.
The Beer Summit|Mark Katz|July 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I had offered him a mortal insult and stirred up a worse hornet's nest than Rasta's push.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
I am bound to say for Rasta that he was a man of quick action.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
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.
Greenmantle|John Buchan

My friend Rasta was standing by the table, on which he had laid an envelope.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
In a hectic sentence I bade him get Rasta's orderly out of the place on any pretext, and tell him his master would return later.
Greenmantle|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for rasta

Rasta

noun, adjective

short for Rastafarian

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Word Origin and History for rasta

Rasta

adj.

1955; see Rastafarian. From 1962 as a noun. Related: Rastaman.

Rasta

noun

adjective

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Rasta

noun, adjective

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