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dutty

/ˈdʌti/

dutty noun: the ground. Also the alternative form of dhoti.

Noun

dutty

  1. (Jamaica) The ground.
    • Rain a fall but dutty tough1966, Miss Lou, Dutty Tough

Adjective

dutty (comparative duttier, superlative duttiest)

  1. (Jamaica, colloquial, slang) dirty
    • Let that be a lesson to never take you dutty, stinking, ghetto self uptown again.2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 10
    • This nasty bitch is too dutty
      Why is the bitch so on me?2020, Lil Slipz of Hoxton, “EC1 Block Bully”, 2:35

Also used as

dutty is also the alternative form of dhoti.

Forms of dutty

Adjective
comparativeduttier
superlativeduttiest
Noun
pluraldutties

Origin of dutty

According to one source, from the Twi Akan word dɔteɛ (“ground”). Probably reinforced by the English terms dirt, dirty.

Words that rhyme with dutty

Questions about dutty

What does dutty mean?
Dutty means the ground.
What part of speech is dutty?
Dutty can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce dutty?
Dutty is pronounced /ˈdʌti/.
What is the plural of dutty?
The plural of dutty is dutties.

Words near dutty in the dictionary

  1. Dutton Way
  2. Dutton World Speedwords
  3. Dutton/Dunwich
  4. duttonite
  5. Duttons
  6. dutty
  7. dutuburi
  8. duty
  9. duty ace
  10. duty aces
  11. duty bound

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