natty dread
Jamaican Creole
Alternative forms
- natty dreadlocks
Etymology
Compound of natty (“knotty”) + dread (“dreadlocks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnatɪ ˈd͡ʒɹɛd/
- Hyphenation: na‧tty‧dread
Noun
natty dread (plural natty dread dem)
- A Rastafarian man.
- Synonyms: dread, ras, rasta
- Natty dread jump up and chant: Lick dem Jah!
- The Rastafarian man stood up and chanted: Smite them, Lord!
See also
- dread
- natty
- ras
- rasta
- Rastafari
Further reading
- Allsopp, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, ISBN 9789766401450, page 401
- natty dread – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary