Duppy is a Jamaican Patois word of West African origin meaning ghost or spirit. Much of Caribbean folklore revolves around duppies. Duppies are generally regarded as malevolent spirits. They are said to come out and haunt people at night mostly, and people from the islands claim to have seen them.
Duppies is also the name of my friend’s clothing line in Japan. You can check out more on www.fullspec.jp (japanese only)
that’s cool, does your friend know that Duppies are ghost?
interesting. As a Jamaican I find it rather strange to put the word on a cap. The negative connotation to the word is not at all nice. I guess what you don’t know wont hurt you.
I think they know exactly what it means… and that’s why it’s written on the hat.