Meaning
Respect — both the regard you show and owe, and a warm greeting or sign-off in its own right. Thrown up as 'respeck!' it salutes a person, agrees with a point, or closes a conversation on good terms, often with a fist to the chest. The value runs deep: proverb reminds that a man is caught by his word, and that 'howdy an tenky' (courtesy) breaks no square.
Examples
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Respeck, mi bredda!
Respect, my brother!
A greeting/salute.
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Yuh haffi gi di elders respeck.
You have to give the elders respect.
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Nuff respeck fi di work yuh do.
Much respect for the work you do.
Origin
From English 'respect'. See Big up, Howdy an tenky bruk no square.
How it’s used
Regard shown/owed; also a salute or sign-off ('respeck!'), often with a fist to the chest.