noun General Slang

dawta

DAW-ta · noun · slang

Girl, woman, or girlfriend

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Definitions

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A woman, girl or girlfriend; a respectful/affectionate term especially in Rasta speech.

“A who dat dawta wid yuh?”
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dawta In A Sentence

A who dat dawta wid yuh?

Origin & Usage

Jamaican Patois form of English 'daughter'.

Variants daatadorta

People Also Ask

What does dawta mean?

It means a woman, girl or girlfriend, and is a respectful, affectionate term especially in Rastafarian speech.

Where does dawta come from?

It's the Jamaican Patois form of the English word 'daughter'.

Does dawta mean daughter literally?

It can, but in Patois it more often refers to a young woman or one's girlfriend rather than one's actual daughter.

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