What does Xigbar mean by poppet?
I don’t know if you’re looking for the precise reason Xigbar used the phrase or not, but perhaps giving you the information upon the word will help. “Poppet” is the old world way to say “puppet”, which meant a small child or doll; it still holds this meaning in the British dialect, and is chiefly a term of endearment; this is also why they say “Hello, poppet.” in the first and second Pirates of the Caribbean films (I feel like they said it in the third, too, but haven’t seen that one in years). Dude the movie came out like a few years ago you make it sound like it was made in 1940 However, it can also be a doll made to represent someone while conducting witchcraft – in a similar manner to stereotypical voodoo dolls, and like voodoo dolls (in fact, witchcraft poppets are what the voodoo doll myth was inspired by) transfer whatever is done to the effigy to the represented target through sympathetic magic. Kitchen witches, if you’ve ever heard of those, are also a form of poppet. Xigbar i
