jumbie
West Indian spirit
A jumbie is a ghost, spirit, or supernatural being in Caribbean folklore, particularly in the English-speaking islands.
Jumbies may be malevolent or mischievous, haunting places or people: Don't go in the bush at night—jumbies out there.
The word covers various spirit types, from the souls of the dead to demons.
Also spelled jumby.
Visible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- ghostApparition of the dead
- duppyCaribbean malevolent spirit
haunting · possession · revenant · poltergeist · wraith · shade · entity · presence
Person elevated on poles
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- festivalOrganized public celebration
carnival · Trinidad · Tobago · performance · dancer · stilts · towering · colorful
Unverified traditional tale
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- oral-historyRecorded firsthand accounts
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- folktalesTraditional oral narratives
ancestors · beliefs · rituals · tradition · curse · hex · spell · protection
Disturbingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
haunting · frightening · ominous · foreboding · shadowy · spectral · ghostly · dread
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
duppy · haunting · possession · revenant · poltergeist · wraith · shade · entity · presence · manifestation
stiltwalker
Person elevated on poles
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- paradeCeremonial public procession
festival · carnival · Trinidad · Tobago · performance · dancer · stilts · towering · colorful · celebration
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- oral-historyRecorded firsthand accounts
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
folktales · ancestors · beliefs · rituals · tradition · curse · hex · spell · protection · warding
eerie
Disturbingly strange
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- chillingCausing fear or cold
sinister · haunting · frightening · ominous · foreboding · shadowy · spectral · ghostly · dread · nocturnal