Blindgarette

noun BLIND-ga-ret ˈblaɪndɡarɛt

Also spelled blindja-rette, blind-garette

A cigarette — reshaped in Iyaric to expose it as something that 'blinds' rather than enlightens. Where Rastafari reveres the natural 'herb' (ganja) as a sacrament, tobacco is Babylon's poison, so the word-sound is turned to 'blindgarette' to carry that judgment. A pointed example of Rasta word-sound-power condemning a thing through the very word for it.

  • Rasta nuh smoke nuh blindgarette.

    Rasta doesn't smoke any cigarettes.

  • Di blindgarette full a poison.

    The cigarette is full of poison.

  • Him give up di blindgarette dem.

    He gave up the cigarettes.

Iyaric reshaping of 'cigarette' — invoking 'blind' to condemn tobacco as Babylon's poison. See [[word-sound-power]], [[ital]].

Iyaric for 'cigarette', framing tobacco as a blinding poison. See [[word-sound-power]], [[babylon]].