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Brought-upsy 

scruples; to have manners;

May also be spelt Brought-upsie

WestIndian/Caribbean in orient - Barbados, WHUT.
Example 1: Child, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: My Child, have you not any manners?



Example 2: What, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: I can't believe you're doing that. Were you not taught any manners as a child?
Brought-upsy by B-Town Gilly April 20, 2005
Word of the Day on September 12, 2026

brought-upsy 

to have manners; scruples.

May also be spelt Brought-upsie

WestIndian/Caribbean in orient - Barbados, WHUT.
Example 1: What, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: I can't believe you're doing that. Were you not taught any manners as a child?



Example 2: Child, you ain't got no brought-upsy?

Translation: My Child, have you not any manners?
brought-upsy by B-Town Gilly April 20, 2005

broughtupcy

Broughtupcy - is the act of bringing up a child in the right way; proper home training including but not limited to manners, respect and situational awareness
Those wild children have no broughtupcy
broughtupcy by krazie242 November 21, 2013

broughtupsy 

noun. A Caribbean term referring to one's etiquette, manners, or mature way of acting - or lack thereof -, assumed to be based on her or her upbringing. Expresses an opinion of how well or not well one was brought up, due to his or her behavior.
Jexdon's co-worker, Bumsy, displays no broughtupsy among mixed company.
broughtupsy by TommyZero July 6, 2012

Broughtupsy 

Broughtupsy- (Jamaican) refers to upbringing or grooming of a child. The state of having good manners.

Origin - from upbringing or brought up + sy.
A child without broughtupsy is a child whose parents/guardians have failed them.

You need lil' broughtupsy man! Cho! You just stepped past me without saying good morning.
Broughtupsy by Tropical Rythms December 9, 2021

Broughtupsy 

She ain’t go not broughtupsy at all, like she was raised by fame animals!
Broughtupsy by Solala November 12, 2018
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