Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duppy

/ˈdʌpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: dup-py
IPA: /ˈdʌpi/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.

noun

A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).

verb

To kill; to murder.

Transitive verb

verb

To excel in.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"No man walked alone for fear of the duppies under the trees, or the rolling calf, the ghastly animal that comes rolling towards you along the ground, its legs in chains and flames coming out of its nostrils."
"Then on the left me see a duppy and try to run."
"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."
"2011, Kano, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow 2011" I duppied every rave."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: dupe

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

duppies (plural) duffy (alternative) duppie (alternative) doopy (alternative) dupie (alternative) duppies (present, singular) duppying (participle, present) duppied (participle, past) duppied (past)

Phrases

duppy bird duppy calalu duppy cap duppy-catcher duppy cherry duppy-conqueror duppy cucumber duppy cup

Synonyms

jumbie annihilate bag baptize bereave of life blight bring down bump off bury cack compromised to a permanent end croak

Rhymes With

puppy purse puppy guppy yuppie cuppy yuppy buppie huppie

Questions

How do you pronounce duppy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʌpi/.
What does duppy mean?: A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
Where does duppy come from?: Jamaica, circa 18th century. From Bube dupe (“ghost”) (compare Akan adɔpe).

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