respeck
English
Verb
respeck (third-person singular simple present respecks, present participle respecking, simple past and past participle respecked)
Jamaican Creole
Noun
respeck
- Alternative spelling of respect.
- 2018, Miss Kitty, “Dancehall is a Jamaican gold mine”, in The Jamaica Star (in English):
- “Nuff, nuff respeck due to the runners-up Bad Gyal Jade and Hungupungeh, who consistently shelled di place from week to week. […] ”
- Lots of respect to the runners-up Bad Gyal Jade and Hungupungeh, who consistently stunned the crowd from week to week. […]
Verb
respeck
- Alternative spelling of respect.
- 2017, Michael McMillan, Parv Bancil, Shelley Silas, Brother To Brother, →ISBN, page 275:
- “Fram yuh honest wid people, dem hav fi respeck yuh. […] ”
- Provided that you're honest with people, they will respect you. […]
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