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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