English

Alternative forms

• duppie, doopy, dupie

Noun

duppy ‎(plural duppies)

1. (Caribbean) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
   • 1774, Long, Edward, The History of Jamaica, volume 2, page 416:

     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.

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:ghost

Derived terms

Verb

duppy ‎(third-person singular simple present duppies, present participle duppying, simple past and past participle duppied)

1. (MLE) 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.

   • 2011, Alex Wheatle, The Dirty South, Profile Books (ISBN 9781847654816), page 176

     He duppied my bredren and as long as I could remember Paps was telling me not to trust the Feds.

2. (MLE, by extension) To excel.
   • 2011, Kano, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow 2011"

     I duppied every rave.

Synonyms

• (to kill): see Wikisaurus:kill