jumbee

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noun Ghost or spirit of a dead person or animal
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adjective Messed up.
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verb unreliable

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paquing
14 years ago

In Trinidad at least, it is spelt 'jumbie.'

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eyeman
13 years ago

it is a demonic spirit not actually the dead person

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dede1012
12 years ago

In Jamaica we call them "Duppy"

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Ryan Ashby
12 years ago

In Barbados we say "Duppy" to mean a ghost or dead person

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Belna
11 years ago

Jumbie = Zombie

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JSullivan
11 years ago

Don tink bout da jumbey (Don't think about the ghost)

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Bobzy
10 years ago

Jumbie derive from the word zumba - ghost or spirit

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Hi
10 years ago

"The Jumbies" is a book that takes place in that area.

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Bobby
5 years ago

do not talk with the jumbee

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5 years ago

Jumbie is more of a malicious spirit than the ghost of a dead person/ animal. If it’s supernatural and has bad intentions that’s a jumbie right there