Tag

#folklore

18 words tagged “folklore”

full moon
noun

A chaotically busy, weird shift blamed on the lunar cycle

#medical#nursing#emergency#folklore
la diablesse
noun

A folklore she-devil who lures men to their doom.

#caribbean#patois#folklore#supernatural
jumbie
noun

A ghost, spirit or malevolent supernatural being.

#caribbean#patois#folklore#supernatural
selkie
noun

A mythical seal that can take human form

#scottish#irish#folklore#myth
drop bear
noun

A fictional predatory koala (a hoax).

#australian#aussie#folklore#humour
brag
noun

A goblin or shape-shifting sprite

#british#regional#noun#folklore
aad nick
noun

The Devil

#british#regional#noun#folklore
brownie
noun

A helpful household spirit of folklore

#scottish#irish#folklore#myth
kelpie
noun

A shape-shifting water spirit, often a horse

#scottish#irish#folklore#myth
boggle
noun

A ghost or spectre

#british#regional#noun#folklore
goat-mouth
noun

To jinx someone by predicting misfortune

#caribbean#patois#superstition#folklore
soucouyant
noun

A shape-shifting vampire hag of Caribbean folklore.

#caribbean#patois#folklore#supernatural
papa bois
noun

The horned 'father of the forest' folklore guardian.

#caribbean#patois#folklore#supernatural
obeah
noun

Afro-Caribbean folk magic / sorcery

#caribbean#patois#folklore#spirit
cattywampus (variant: catawampus)
noun

An imaginary fierce creature; a bogey.

#american#regional#creature#folklore
douen
noun

A backward-footed spirit of an unbaptised child.

#caribbean#patois#folklore#supernatural
the devil's beating his wife
phrase

A sunshower—rain while the sun shines.

#american#regional#weather#folklore
maljo
noun

The evil eye; misfortune from envious looks.

#caribbean#patois#folklore#superstition