Folk magic, sorcery, and religious practices derived from Central African and West African origins. The practice is often associated with evil or black magic, but also used for luck, healing and love.

A practitioner of obeah or black arts.

A practitioner of obeah or black arts.

Awkward in appearance; bent or twisted out of shape

Exclamation of disgust or displeasure.

An exclamation euphemistically used in place of "Jesus Christ".

Pent up sexual tension or energy

A nocturnal, fruit eating bird that navigates by echolocation (like bats). They are mainly reddish-brown with white spots on the nape and wings. Lower parts are cinnamon-buff spotted with white. The stiff tail feathers are a rich brown spotted with white on either side. In the past, the fat chicks were boiled down as a source of oil.

The tree, fruit, and seeds of the Castor Oil plant.

A green fruit bearing on plants up to 6 ft tall. The fruit are fingerlike with a pentagonal cross section and taper to a long point. It is often cooked by boiling or steaming and in some areas is regarded as an aphrodisiac.

A ghost or spirit that lives as an old woman by day, but turns into a blood sucking monster by night. According to some legends, she is able to to take off her skin and put it back on.

A ghost or spirit that lives as an old woman by day, but turns into a blood sucking monster by night. According to some legends, she is able to to take off her skin and put it back on.

The brown pelican (Pelecanus o. occidentalis).

Old. Elderly.

To take a shower. To bathe.

Junk

A promiscuous woman.

It's easier to rekindle a romantic relationship than to start a new one with someone new.

Mother

Father.

A black person of ill repute, poor morals, or bad character

A promiscuous woman.

New years eve

Sometimes it is necessary to cooperate in order to achieve a goal

Sometimes it is necessary to cooperate in order to achieve a goal

Modifier used to indicate the extreme or superlative of a thing.

One by one; One at a time

Simple or minor annoyances may build up to cause major damage

Little by little the task will be completed

One piece of good luck doesn't do much to change a bad state of affairs