hoodoo
Hoodoo. African American folk magic practiced predominantly in the southeastern United States through rituals of protection, herbal medicine, charming of objects, and ancestor veneration.: Compare Vodou, Voodoo (def. 1).
(in popular culture) bad luck, or a person or thing that brings bad luck.
Geology. a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape, left by erosion.
(in popular culture) to bring or cause bad luck to.
Origin of hoodoo
1Words Nearby hoodoo
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How to use hoodoo in a sentence
Thorien loves Goblin Valley State Park for its otherworldly landscape filled with towering sandstone hoodoos.
Surreal hoodoos and mind-blowing rock sculptures soar above stark sandstone, shale, and coal landscapes—once covered by ancient sea.
The trail climbs to an overlook of the Green River then drops into a twisty valley of hoodoos striped red, cream, and gold.
Nestled in the middle of Grand Staircase Escalante, these well-spaced sites each have a fire ring and are ideal for tent campers who want solitude while taking in the spiraling hoodoos of Bryce Canyon.
Take a drive on Hole in the Rock Road to explore hoodoos in Devils Garden or hike the family-friendly Peek-a-Boo and Spooky Gulch slot canyons.
Created more jobs than any modern president, in the process showing people that trickle-down economics was hoodoo.
One’s a Weiner, the Other a Hero: Why Bill and Hillary Have Nothing in Common With Anthony and Huma | Michael Tomasky | July 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBefore I'd gone five miles the hoodoo that had been working overtime on my behalf got busy again.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairA sure 'hoodoo' it must be, to warp a man's judgment like that!
Told In The Hills | Marah Ellis RyanHe explored and reported upon the hoodoo region, and first called prominent attention to the noble caon of the Middle Gardiner.
The Yellowstone National Park | Hiram Martin ChittendenI knowed you want no good the first time I set eyes on yer, a-sayin hoodoo words over the poor dumb beast.
Short Sixes | H. C. BunnerThe "Thirteen" hoodoo came near to finding believers among those on the Knickerbocker before Cuba was reached.
Springfield in the Spanish American War | Walter W. Ward
British Dictionary definitions for hoodoo
/ (ˈhuːduː) /
a variant of voodoo
informal a person or thing that brings bad luck
informal bad luck
(in the western US and Canada) a strangely shaped column of rock
(tr) informal to bring bad luck to
Origin of hoodoo
1Derived forms of hoodoo
- hoodooism, noun
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