Synonyms of duppy
86 similar words
Another word for duppy is jumbie. Other synonyms of duppy are annihilate, bag, baptize, bereave of life and blight.
Synonyms and similar words for duppy
nounA ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
- jumbieA ghost or evil spirit.
verbTo kill; to murder.
- annihilate
- bag
- baptize
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring down
- bump off
- bury
- cack US, slang
- compromised to a permanent end
- croak
- crush
- dash
- deactivate
- dead
- demolish
- destroy
- dispatch
- dispose of
- do slang
- do in
- dust
- eliminate
- end
- eradicate
- ex
- exterminate
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- grease
- knock off
- lay waste to
- make away with
- mercTo kill.
- neutralize
- obliterate
- off
- pay off
- pick off
- polish off
- pop off
- punch someone's ticket
- put an end toTo terminate or abolish.
- put down
- put someone out of their misery
- put six feet under
- put to sleep
- ravage
- rub out
- ruin
- scotch
- scupperTo thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.
- scuttle
- send to eternity
- send to hell
- send to the grave
- send to the great beyond
- send to the next life
- slay
- slaughter
- slime outTo kill.
- smash
- smite
- snuff
- squash
- stiff
- stop someone's clock
- take
- terminate
- terminate with extreme prejudiceTo murder; to assassinate.
- top off UK, slang
- top UK, slang
- torpedo
- take care of
- take down
- take out
- waste
- wax
- wet
- whack
- wipe out
- wreck
- mortify obsolete
- shut up dated
Meaning of duppy
- noun A ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
- noun A drawn game of noughts and crosses (in Jamaica tii-taa-tuo).
- verb To kill; to murder.
Questions about synonyms of duppy
- What is another word for duppy?
- Duppy has 86 synonyms on Word.ws, such as jumbie, annihilate, bag, baptize, bereave of life, blight, bring down and bump off.
- What does duppy mean?
- Duppy means a ghost or spirit, often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
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