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.