different between guppy vs duppy

English

Etymology

From a name mistakenly assigned, Girardinus guppii, after biologist Robert J. L. Guppy, to previously assigned Poecilia reticulata

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???pi/
• Rhymes: -?pi

Noun

guppy (plural guppies)

1. A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males.

   Fred kept a tank of guppies by the windowsill.

2. By extension, any tiny fish.

   Throw that one back; it’s just a guppy!

3. (paintball) A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.
   • 2001, John R. Little, Curtis Wong, Ultimate Paintball Field Guide (page 177)
   • I reached into my pack and grabbed a guppy to reload. Pouring in the contents, I kept my eyes ahead as I was supposed to do.

Synonyms

• millionfish

Translations

Descendants

• ? Danish: gubbi

Further reading

• guppy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Poecilia reticulata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Poecilia reticulata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

French

Noun

guppy m (plural guppys)

1. guppy

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