Wiktionary
duppies
n. (duppy English)
Usage examples of "duppies".
It was very dark and I was frightened of the duppies I might meet on the road but I didn't see any.
No man walked alone for fear of the duppies under the trees, or the rolling calf, the ghastly animal that comes rolling towards you along the ground, its legs in chains and flames coming out of its nostrils.