respeck

English

Noun

respeck (plural respecks)

1. Pronunciation spelling of respect.

Verb

respeck (third-person singular simple present respecks, present participle respecking, simple past and past participle respecked)

1. Pronunciation spelling of respect.

Anagrams

• peckers, repecks

Jamaican Creole

Noun

respeck

1. 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

1. Alternative spelling of respect.
   • 2017, Michael McMillan, Parv Bancil, Shelley Silas, Brother To Brother (in Jamaican Creole), →ISBN, page 275:

     “Fram yuh honest wid people, dem hav fi respeck yuh. […] ”

     Provided that you're honest with people, they will respect you. […]