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downpressor

English

Etymology

Blend of down +? oppressor, with down replacing op (which is how up sounds in Jamaican patois).

Noun

downpressor (plural downpressors)

  1. (Rastafari) Oppressor.

Usage notes

  • Rastafarian variant of oppressor, meant to emphasize that an oppressor presses people down.

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downpress

English

Etymology

down +? press

Verb

downpress (third-person singular simple present downpresses, present participle downpressing, simple past and past participle downpressed)

  1. (transitive) To push or press downwards.
  2. (transitive, Rastafari) To oppress.

Related terms

  • downpressor

downpress From the web:

  • what does downpressor man mean
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