duppy
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noun
A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
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.
Then on the left me see a duppy and try to run.
A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).
verb
To kill; to murder.
2008, Kingsley Ogundele, online message quoted in 2010 January 27, Rob Sharp, "CSI: Chatroom", The Independent He refers to his intention to kill a schoolgirl pregnant with Jolie's unborn baby – who the pair believe is giving Jolie undue hassle. "I'll get da fiend to duppy her den," he writes.
He duppied my bredren and as long as I could remember Paps was telling me not to trust the Feds.
To excel in.
2011, Kano, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow 2011" I duppied every rave.
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5They 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.
WiktionaryThen on the left me see a duppy and try to run.
Wiktionary2008, Kingsley Ogundele, online message quoted in 2010 January 27, Rob Sharp, "CSI: Chatroom", The Independent He refers to his intention to kill a schoolgirl pregnant with Jolie's unborn baby – who t
WiktionaryHe duppied my bredren and as long as I could remember Paps was telling me not to trust the Feds.
Wiktionary2011, Kano, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow 2011" I duppied every rave.
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