Duppy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdʌpi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Duppy is a noun meaning (Caribbean, Jamaica) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
Meaning
(Caribbean, Jamaica) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
More Meanings
- (Jamaica, games) A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).
- (MLE, MTE, transitive) To kill; to murder.
- (MLE, by extension, transitive) To excel in.
Example Sentences
Then on the left me see a duppy and try to run.
2011, Kano, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow 2011" I duppied every rave.
He duppied my bredren and as long as I could remember Paps was telling me not to trust the Feds.
They firmly believe in the apparition of spectres. Those of deceased friends are duppies; others, of more hostile and tremendous aspect, like our raw-head-and-bloody-bones, are called bugaboos.
Word Forms
- duppies
- duppie
- dupie
- duppying
- duppied
Synonyms for duppy
Depending on context, synonyms include jumbie, annihilate, bag, baptize, blight, bump off.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include duppie, duffy, double, dybbuk, dupper, dupe.
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