jumbie bead noun1 •A jequirity bean, the seed of the jequirity plant (Abrus precatorius) used in beadwork or making percussion instruments.“Dat too much. You pick de jumbie bead by de wayside, and run piece o’ string through dem, an’ you chargin’ me four dallaz? You got to be crims-crams. You crims-crams?” I asked. — 2007 formsjumbie beads