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Booty shorts
Extremely short and tight shorts worn by women that expose part of the butt cheeks (batty).
Patois: Look pan dah gyal deh inna di batty rider
English: Look at that girl in the booty shorts.
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Very short shorts
Patois: Shi a rock har batty rider pon di beach.
English: She's rocking her short shorts on the beach.
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Short shorts
Very short shorts
Patois: Shi inna a batty rider a dance a di party.
English: She’s wearing short shorts and dancing at the party.
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