different between duppy vs dumpy

English

Alternative forms

• duppie, doopy, dupie

Etymology

Jamaica, circa 18th century. From Bube dupe (“ghost”) or Akan ad?pe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?pi/
• Rhymes: -?pi

Noun

duppy (plural duppies)

1. (Caribbean, Jamaican) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
2. (Jamaican, games) A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).

Synonyms

• (ghost): See Thesaurus:ghost

Derived terms

Verb

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

1. (MLE, transitive) 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, 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, transitive) To excel in.
   • 2011, Kano, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow 2011"

     I duppied every rave.

Synonyms

• (to kill): see Thesaurus:kill

References

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Possibly from Bube dupe (“ghost”) or Akan ad?pe. Compare Bajan duppy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?p?/
• Hyphenation: du?ppy

Noun

duppy (plural: duppy dem, quantified: duppy)

1. ghost; an evil spirit; duppy; poltergeist (ghost)

See also

• Blackheart Man
• Rolling Calf

References

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?mpi/
• Rhymes: -?mpi

Adjective

dumpy (comparative dumpier, superlative dumpiest)

1. short and thick; stout or stocky

Translations

Noun

dumpy (plural dumpies)

1. A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
2. (South Africa) A small bottle of beer.