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rastus
Word definitions for rastus in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also 'Rastus , masc. proper name, short for Erastus . As a stereotypical name of an American slave or derogatory for "black man," 1881, probably from use in stories of Joel Chandler Harris.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Rastus is a pejorative term traditionally associated with African Americans in the United States . It is considered offensive. "Rastus" has been used as a generic, often derogatory, name for black men at least since 1880, when Joel Chandler Harris included ...
Usage examples of rastus.
That would be either Old Creepy bemoaning the loss of that last bottle or Rastus sneaking off to where he'd hid it to take another nip.
Craig, Creepy and Rastus, clad in spacesuits, stood in the kitchen at the Centre.
Slowly Rastus moved forward, clumsily reached down and scooped up Mathilde.
Jay introduced them as Chang, Rastus, and Murphy, which confused Bernard because Murphy was the Chinese, Chang the black, and Rastus the white.
Bones, do I understand that you took after your good friend, Rastus Johnson, with a razor?