DUPPY
Etymology
Noun
duppy (plural duppies)
(Caribbean) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
(Jamaica, game) A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).
Synonyms
• (ghost): See ghost
Verb
duppy (third-person singular simple present duppies, present participle duppying, simple past and past participle duppied)
(Multicultural London English, transitive) To kill; to murder.
(Multicultural London English, by extension, transitive) To excel in.
Synonyms
• (to kill): see kill
Source: Wiktionary
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