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duppies

duppies is the plural of duppy.

Meaning of duppy

Noun

duppy (plural duppies)

  1. (Caribbean, Jamaica) 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, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica, volume 2, page 416
    Synonyms:
    jumbie
  2. (Jamaica) A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).

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Questions about duppies

What is duppies the plural of?
Duppies is the plural of duppy.

Words near duppies in the dictionary

  1. dupped
  2. dupper
  3. duppers
  4. duppie
  5. duppied
  6. duppies
  7. dupping
  8. duppy
  9. duppying
  10. dupracetam
  11. Dupre

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