- JLU spelling
- doti
What “Dutty” means
Dutty is the everyday Patois form of "dirty". It describes things that are unclean, and by extension people or behaviour that is low or underhand. "Dutty" also appears in fixed phrases such as "dutty yaad" or "dutty ting".
Examples
Tek off yuh dutty shoes before yuh come inside.
Take off your dirty shoes before you come inside.
A dutty trick dat.
That was a dirty trick.
How to use it
Literal uses are neutral. Calling a person dutty is an insult, and in some contexts it can carry a rude sexual meaning, so use it about things rather than people.
Cultural context
The word is familiar from dancehall dance names such as the Dutty Wine, a fast dance move popular in the mid-2000s.