1) Jamaican slang for a ghost
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Duppy is a Jamaican Patois word of Northwest African origin meaning ghost or spirit. Much of Caribbean folklore revolves around duppies. Duppies are generally regarded as malevolent spirits. They are said to mostly come out and haunt people at night, and people from around the islands claim to have seen them. The `Rolling Calf` (a scary creature.....
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Caribbean patois of West African origin meaning ghost, but in grime means to hurt or kill someone, lyrically or literally. For instance `If you fail to reload the printer with paper when it runs out I will duppy you, Sian.”
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In Jamaican folklore, Duppies are the ghosts of deceased people. An Obeah man will summon a Duppy and plant it in a home to curse the occupants. A sample of the victim's clothing, hair or especially menstrual fluid may be obtained so that a Duppy may rape a female victim while she sleeps and make her ill.
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Duppy is Jamaican slang for a ghost.
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Slang: Being attacked or killed (originally patois for 'ghost' ). Duppy can also be a derogatory term for white people -Usage: 'Man got duppyed' - Other terms Kill off, murked
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