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pappyshow

pap·py·show [ páppee sh ] (plural pap·py·shows)


noun  Caribbean 
Definition:
 
1. absurd imitation: a person or thing regarded as a ridiculous or grotesque mockery of something ( informal )

2. somebody who looks silly: somebody who appears ridiculous or foolish

[Early 20th century. Alteration of Scottish dialect puppy show "puppet show"]

make a pappyshow of somebody Caribbean to ridicule somebody or make somebody appear foolish

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