Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(W.I.) a loud-mouthed domineering person.

1942		L. Bennett ‘Cuss Cuss’ in Jamaica Dialect Verses 27: Gwan gal yuh favah teggereg / Ah wey yuh gwine goh do / Yuh an’ yuh buggo-yagga fren’ / Dem, tink me fraida yuh.
1950		Bennett, Clarke & Wilson Anancy Stories and Dialect Verse 101: teggereg – bully.
1966		L. Bennett ‘Cuss-Cuss’ in Jamaica Labrish 188: Gwan gal yuh fava teggereg.
1995		Francis-Jackson Official Dancehall Dict. 51: Tegebreg a woman prone to brawling.
1997		‘Q’ Deadmeat 72: Ah bin workin like ah tegg regg to get old ah im.