duppy

Jamaica's ghosts.

Nuh Duppy come out, me fear nuh duppy.

by Anthony Noble November 28, 2003

durpy

Retarded, lack of sense, stupid,

That kid cant do math?
He's Durpy!

by Jordan Garneau, Daniel Wallace June 13, 2007

Duppy

A Duppy Is A Jamaican Ghost

The Duppy is an evil spirit or ghost that originated in Jamaican folktales and made its way to Barbados. It often appears in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night. Another folktale says that Duppies live in the buttress roots of silk cotton trees.

My NickName Is Duppy Because Im White, In A "Multi-Cultrual" School, But I Act Black.

Friend: Yo, Duppy Who You Smokin' Dawg?

by Duppy072 June 24, 2006

duppy man

Duppy man is used in Jamaican culture to reference someone who does not exist. It is also used to mention the spirits of the old African religion. It is sometimes used in insulting contexts but it itself is not insulting.

"A di dutty duppy man dweet."

Translation: "The dirty ghost did it."

by ghost_dog October 16, 2007

Slurpy durpy

Let me get that slurpy durpy honey

Yo bro did you get that slurpy durpy from that girl last night

by The Ax3 June 14, 2020

duppy

Jamaican ghost; also an insult to white people

duppy boy

by Left Nut December 25, 2003

Duppy bat

Sense 1:

The Erebid moth (Ascalapha odorata) which is also known as Black Witch, Sorrow moth, and Mourning moth, is called Duppy Bat in Jamaica.
Origin : circa 18th century. From bvb dupe or Akan adɔpe; a ghost or spirit.

The bat is believed to be the spirit of a deceased person in the manifestation of a bat. It is usually not at rest and has returned as a harbinger or to live in its abode among its old family and friends.

Sense 2: a silly person; an idiot

Nuff duppy bats live in the abandoned house.

Last night a duppy bat flew inside the house. The entire place was turned upside down.

Cho! A duppy bat, that. (That is a duppy bat) sense 2.

by Tropical Rythms December 11, 2021