duppy /ˈdʌpi/noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •(Caribbean) A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.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. — 1774 •A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo). verb2 •(slang) To kill; to murder.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. — 2008 •(slang) To excel in.I duppied every rave. — 2011 formsduppied · duppying · duppies
