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jumbie

  • /ˈdʒʌmbi/

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Borrowed from Kongo zumbi (“fetish”). Doublet of zombie.

noun jumbies · jumbee · jumby · jumbi · zumbi

  1. Caribbean A ghost or evil spirit. 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.

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"jumbie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jumbie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jumbie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jumbie

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"jumbie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jumbie.

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@misc{jumbie_2026,
  title = {jumbie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jumbie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}