downpressor

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of down +‎ oppressor, with down replacing op (which is how up sounds in Jamaican patois).

Noun

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downpressor (plural downpressors)

  1. (Rastafari) Oppressor.

Usage notes

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  • Rastafarian variant of oppressor, meant to emphasize that an oppressor presses people down.