Stand Tuddy - what is 'tuddy' ??

[leggo rocker]

Prompted by another thread:

There's a Sugar Minott track called Stand Tuddy. Great track too.

But what does this 'tuddy' mean?

Anyone?

[Funkyfred]

Tough.... maybe????

[MadAmigo]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tuddy

Possibly....

One Love

[leggo rocker]

Thanks MadAmigo. But that doesn't make sense? It would translate to "Stand Arse". What can the DJ mean by that?

This, I think, is one for the Jamaican born members to explain!

[MadAmigo]

Good Point...maybe my Norfolk patois is not good enough for this one..!!

[leggo rocker]

Norfolk Patois? Is that similar to the Lincolnshire Drawl?

[Gingy Fly]

....... and to add to the confusion

""Tan tuddy natty dreadie tan tuddy,
here come di nuts man wid di fuddy duddy""

[Jonti]

Just a guess: it could be a corruption of 'steady', as in "stand steady natty dready".

Or maybe not!

[Guest]

yeh sounds alike

[anbessa]

Personnally, I also always thought it meant "steady".