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The term is a Jamaican Patois abbreviation of the word bottom into batty. The term was brought to the United Kingdom by post-World War II Jamaican immigrants. The term was further popularised in the United Kingdom by the rise of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, and his portrayal of the character Ali G.

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