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hoodoo
[ hoo-doo ]
noun
- 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 ( def ), 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.
verb (used with object)
- (in popular culture) to bring or cause bad luck to.
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Derived Forms
- ˈhoodooism, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hoodoo1
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Example Sentences
Created more jobs than any modern president, in the process showing people that trickle-down economics was hoodoo.
Before I'd gone five miles the hoodoo that had been working overtime on my behalf got busy again.
A sure 'hoodoo' it must be, to warp a man's judgment like that!
He explored and reported upon the Hoodoo region, and first called prominent attention to the noble caon of the Middle Gardiner.
I knowed you want no good the first time I set eyes on yer, a-sayin hoodoo words over the poor dumb beast.
The "Thirteen" hoodoo came near to finding believers among those on the Knickerbocker before Cuba was reached.
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