Meaning
Only one; a single, solitary — emphasising how few or how alone something is. 'One deggeh-deggeh pickney' is an only child; 'mi have one deggeh-deggeh dollar' means a single lonely dollar and no more. The doubling stresses the smallness or aloneness of the one thing.
Examples
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She have one deggeh-deggeh pickney.
She has just one single child.
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Mi down to mi last deggeh-deggeh dollar.
I'm down to my last single dollar.
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One deggeh-deggeh mango lef pon di tree.
One solitary mango is left on the tree.
Origin
Of African origin; a reduplicated word stressing 'only one / solitary'. See [[one-one]], [[fenke-fenke]].
How it’s used
'Only one / a single, solitary'; the doubling stresses aloneness. See [[one-one]], [[deggeh]].