'Whappie kill Phillup'

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'Whappie kill Phillup'

February 26, 2019, 09:01 PM

"The Jamaican colloquial expression 'from Whappie kill Phillup', meaning basically, 'since time immemorial', recalls a shooting murder resulting from a domestic dispute between two brothers, William and Philip. The murder occurred in the 1940s in the parish of Portland. At that time, such a crime was exceedingly rare and made screaming headlines in the local newspaper. The event became a sort of historical landmark. William's nickname was 'Wappy' and Philip got corrupted to 'Phillup'."

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February 27, 2019, 08:40 AM

Phillo!
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February 27, 2019, 04:47 PM

Thanks for sharing. So there was an actual murder.

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