dutty

English Definition

dirty, messy, soiled, unclean, nasty

Etymology

• (From English dirty and, possibly, from Akan dɔte. Compare Sranan Tongo doti.)

Examples

• "Mi have wah dutty mix-up fi gi yuh."

  I have a nasty piece of gossip to share with you.

• "But of all de house pon de road, me notice dis one das hab a whole heap a dutty boot line off pon de mat pon de veranda."

  I noticed one house on the street which had several dirty shoes side-by-side on a mat on the porch.

• "Rain a fall, but dutty tough."

  The rain's falling but the land is hard and dry.

• "Nuh dutty up Jamaica!"

  Don't spoil Jamaica's beauty!