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nounrasta hat (plural rasta hats)
plural rasta hats
- A loose knitted hat, typically in bright colours, often the colours of the Jamaican flag, designed to hold in dreadlocks.
Some are more popular than others - woolly rasta hats are high on the list, as are little floppy khaki ones.
1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 61Synonyms: rastacap
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nounA loose knitted hat, typically in bright colours, often the colours of the Jamaican flag, designed to hold in dreadlocks.
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