English Explanatory Dictionary

duppy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
  2. A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).
verb
  1. To kill; to murder.
  2. To excel in.

Pronunciation

/ˈdʌpi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-duppy.wav

Word forms

duppy duppies duffy duppie doopy dupie duppying duppied

Etymology

Jamaica, circa 18th century. From Bube dupe (“ghost”) (compare Akan adɔpe).

Synonyms

jumbie annihilate bag baptize bereave of life blight bring down bump off bury cack compromised to a permanent end croak crush dash deactivate dead demolish destroy dispatch dispose of do do in dust eliminate end eradicate ex exterminate finish finish off flatten grease knock off lay waste to make away with merc mortify neutralize obliterate off pay off pick off polish off pop off punch someone's ticket put an end to put down put someone out of their misery put six feet under put to sleep ravage rub out ruin scotch scupper scuttle send to eternity send to hell send to the grave send to the great beyond

Derived words

duppy bird duppy calalu duppy cap duppy-catcher duppy cherry duppy-conqueror duppy cucumber duppy cup duppy fee-fee duppy fiddle duppy fly-trap duppy gun duppy melon duppy needle duppy peas duppy pindar duppy poison duppy pop-gun duppy pumpkin duppy riding-horse duppy soursop duppy tomato duppy umbrella
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