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Duppy is a word of caribbean origin meaning ghost or spirit.

Folklore duppy. Jamaican myths and legends duppy and other superstitions. Duppy is the spirit of a person that roams the earth. 1 it is both singular and plural. Duppy definition is a haunting spirit of the dead conceived in folklore of west indians as a usually malevolent shadow or immaterial body. Michael rainford 5 min read. Some say a bush buried upside down in a grave will stop the duppy from rising up nailing a horseshoe on your day or calling the name jesus christ in a bid to rebuke it. Which is a common escape tactic for most jamaican folklore creatures.

It is both singular and plural. Duppy is a word of african origin commonly used in various caribbean islands including barbados and jamaica meaning ghost or spirit. Jamaican folklore contains a significant amount of duppy stories in various forms. 1 they are said to mostly come out and haunt people at night and people from around the islands claim to have seen them. Duppy are generally regarded as malevolent spirits. The jamaican folklore also gives precautionary steps to avoid or ward off duppies. Much of caribbean folklore revolves around duppy.

You can also get to a crossroads or intersection. Jamaican sayings and proverbs also contain references to duppies. Duppy also describes a malicious person. Much of caribbean folklore revolves around duppy. Duppy are generally regarded as malevolent spirits. Bull buck and duppy conqueror and duppy know who fi frighten an who fi tell good night are two such examples. They are said to mostly come out and haunt people at night and people from around the.

An unborn child who died either because its mother had an unexpected miscarriage or a deliberate abortion is called a a duppy baby. The word is sometimes spelled duffy.