Meaning
A strong Jamaican expletive from the notorious '-claat' curse family — a forceful exclamation of anger, shock, or contempt, and a harsh insult. Built from 'batty' (backside) and 'claat' (cloth/rag), it is vulgar and offensive, out of place in polite, professional, or family settings, and it lands as a serious obscenity in most company. Like 'bloodclaat' and 'bumboclaat', it is documented here so its force and offence are understood, not for use, standing among the harshest words in the language.
Examples
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Him let out di curse when di plate drop.
He let out the expletive when the plate dropped.
Shown without spelling it out — a raw exclamation of frustration.
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Stop di battyclaat noise.
Stop that awful racket.
As an intensifier it sharpens the anger.
Origin
A compound of 'batty' (backside) and 'claat' (cloth) — a cloth for the backside — formed like the other '-claat' curses.
How it’s used
Vulgar and offensive; documented and labelled here to keep the reference complete, not to encourage use. Slightly less common than 'bumboclaat' or 'bloodclaat'.