Definitions

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  • noun A male Rastafarian.

Etymologies

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Blend of Rastafari and man

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Examples

  • The developers went for industrial chic with residential loft space above a bistro, a wine bar, a coffeehouse, a futon shop, a photography studio, an independent bookstore, and a candle shop whose overpowering scent gave Ben a headache when he was next door browsing jazz LPs in the funky record store owned by a Jewish Rastaman named Ari.

    Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011

  • The developers went for industrial chic with residential loft space above a bistro, a wine bar, a coffeehouse, a futon shop, a photography studio, an independent bookstore, and a candle shop whose overpowering scent gave Ben a headache when he was next door browsing jazz LPs in the funky record store owned by a Jewish Rastaman named Ari.

    Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011

  • Writer Amiri Baraka formerly LeRoi Jones was cast as Rastaman the griot, a sort of one-man Greek chorus.

    STAR PETER BISKIND 2010

  • September 28th, 2006 at 1:19 pm null Rastaman says:

    Think Progress » New Woodward Book Details Multiple Bush Cover-Ups Over Iraq 2006

  • They had dealt in drugs together over the years through a mutual association with Radon Chatmore not that Ricky was shedding any tears for the Rastaman.

    Maura's Game Cole, Martina 2002

  • He was actually baptised a Catholic but took on the mantle of Rastaman just after his seventeenth birthday, more as a fashion statement than a religious belief.

    Maura's Game Cole, Martina 2002

  • The Rastaman dug into his pocket and came up with a wad of money.

    Moonheart De Lint, Charles, 1951- 1990

  • The Rastaman turned over the record as it ended and Black Uhuru came roaring from the spealcas again.

    Moonheart De Lint, Charles, 1951- 1990

  • The Rastaman smiled and took another hit from his spliff.

    Moonheart De Lint, Charles, 1951- 1990

  • Sting's vocals now are moving away from his mock-Rastaman inflections towards a broader rock delivery.

    Ghost In The Machine 1981

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