>>212121622In Jamaican Patois, batty boy (also batty bwoy, batty man, and chi chi bwoy/man) is a slur often used to refer to a gay or effeminate man.[1] The term batiman (or battyman) is also used in Belize owing to the popularity of Jamaican music there.[2][3] The term derives from the Jamaican slang word batty, which refers to buttocks.[4] It is a slur and considered offensive.