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duppy

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈdʌpi/Sorted dppuyStarts with DEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.

Word origin

Jamaica, circa 18th century. From Bube dupe (“ghost”) (compare Akan adɔpe).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Then on the left me see a duppy and try to run.
  • He duppied my bredren and as long as I could remember Paps was telling me not to trust the Feds.

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