Meaning
A ghost story — a tale of duppies, rolling calves, and haunted spots, told to thrill and scare, especially at a wake ('set-up') or by lamplight at night. Duppy stories carry the island's folk beliefs about the dead and the spirit world, and are a favourite way to raise goosebumps among children and adults alike.
Examples
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Dem tell duppy story till everybody fraid.
They told ghost stories until everyone was scared.
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At di set-up dem swap duppy story.
At the wake they swapped ghost stories.
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Nuh tell mi no duppy story a night.
Don't tell me any ghost stories at night.
Origin
From [[duppy]] (ghost) + 'story'; the ghost-tale tradition. See [[duppy]], [[anansi-story]].
How it’s used
A ghost story, told at wakes and by night. See [[duppy]], [[anansi-story]], [[set-up]].