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October 16, 2003

Bomberclaad

You've heard this word a thousand times if you are a fan of Reggae music. Today I saw it spelled for the first time.

There are times when you hear the variation 'clot' for short. Mostly, however I've heard it pronouced 'BOOM-ba-claht' or 'BOOum-ba-claht' It's an insult of some sort and it sounds very cool when sampled at the right moment. But that's just about all I know.

UPDATE: A little curiosity kills a lot of dance hall music. I knew there was some connection between this word and 'blood clot' which I was going to put into the entry, but 'bomber' threw me off. Now I feel like a little kid who just first understands the meaning of the curse word he's been saying. Yike. It's a tampon.

Posted by mbowen at October 16, 2003 12:34 PM

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I think it's "bomba clot," and it's a derogatory reference to menstrual blood. Rastafarians fear it, won't go near it.

Posted by: Joey at October 20, 2003 10:08 AM

Most Jamaicans spell it "Bomboclaad"

Bombo = pumpum = vagina
Claad = cloth

So it's a tissue with menstruation blood, seen?

Synonyms are bloodclaad, pussyclaad, rasclaad, bomborasclaad.

It can mean any bad thing, like a curse as "goddamn", but also a noun like "bastard" ("you bastard!" = "Man, ya bomboclaard!")

Posted by: Rebelinababylon at November 28, 2003 12:56 PM

yah mahn, bloh clah, rasta, bomboh clah

Posted by: rasta at April 8, 2004 09:29 PM

It is evident that none of you is from Jamaica. Firstly, the term is "Bombo Claat."
Bombo it is said used to mean "dead man." I was told it was of Ghanian origin, but interestingly it is a Spanish word for some type of drum used in South America. We were a Spanish colony so there may be a connection there.
Bombo has NEVER meant and will NEVER mean vagina!! Vagina is referred to as either: punanny/punny/pumpum/pussy/chocho. Chocho is called chayote elsewhere I believe. The folds on the skin of this fruit/vegetable have some resemblance to vaginal lips, hence the term.
Claat is the Patois pronunciation of "cloth." It has never meant "clot." So get that tampon crap out of your head.
And yes bombo claat, ras claat, pussy claat and blood claat are all bad words. The last one is referring to menstruation.

Posted by: Enchantress at April 11, 2004 09:58 PM

hey well i actually know what bomba clot means. A bunch of Jamicans came down to the cape last year and lived right next to my friend. So one day we hard them say it so the next time we talked to Leory (one of the Jamicans) we asked wat it meant and its supposed to mean F you.

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