duppy

/ (ˈdʌpɪ) /

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noun plural -pies

Caribbean a spirit or ghost

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Word Origin for duppy

C18: probably of African origin

Words nearby duppy

duplicident, duplicitous, duplicity, dupondius, DuPont, duppy, du Pré, Duque de Caxias, Duquesne, Du Quoin, dur

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How to use duppy in a sentence

Cubina, less given to superstitious inclinings, only for a moment permitted himself to be mystified with the idea of a “Duppy.”
The Maroon|Mayne Reid
One kind of duppy is a mermaid—but I can find no indication that she came from Africa.
Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll
Every Duppy walks two feet above the ground, floating in the air.
Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll
If it is a very bad Duppy, it makes the place where it is unbearably hot.
Jamaican Song and Story|Walter Jekyll

If not a human being, it must be a “duppy, or de debbil hisself!”
The Maroon|Mayne Reid