Jumbie

Quick meaning: Jumbie is a noun meaning (chiefly Caribbean) A ghost or evil spirit.

Meaning

(chiefly Caribbean) A ghost or evil spirit.

Example Sentences

Jethro stomped away up the hill, though the trail was supposed to be haunted by spirits of the dead called jumbies. He didn't care. He didn't believe in jumbies.

If one wants to see “jumbies” “duppies” ghosts, all that is necessary is to put in your eye the tears from the eyes of a pie-bald horse. It is no use explaining to a negro that what he has taken to be a “jumbie” or apparition, is a tree or rock or other natural object.

Word Forms

• jumbies
• jumbee
• jumby
• jumbi

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jumbee, jumby, zumbi, jiboney, jiggaboo, bumboclaat.

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