dutty

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/ˈdʌti/

noun

The ground.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

dutty1

noun
  1. JamaicaThe ground.

    Rain a fall but dutty tough

    1966, Miss Lou, Dutty Tough
adjectivedutty (comparative duttier, superlative duttiest)

comparative duttier · superlative duttiest

  1. Jamaicacolloquialslangdirty

    This nasty bitch is too dutty Why is the bitch so on me?

    2020, Lil Slipz of Hoxton, “EC1 Block Bully”, 2:35
    1 more example

    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

dutty2

noundutty (plural dutties)

plural dutties

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dhoti.

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

dutty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dutty

MLA

“dutty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dutty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dutty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dutty.

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