hoodoo
[ hoo-doo ]
/ ˈhu du /
noun, plural hoo·doos.
bad luck.
a person or thing that brings bad luck.
Geology. a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape, left by erosion.
verb (used with object), hoo·dooed, hoo·doo·ing.
to bring or cause bad luck to.
Nearby words
hooded warbler, hoodia, hoodie, hoodlum, hoodman-blind, hoodoo, hoodooism, hoodwink, hooey, hoof, hoof it
Origin of hoodoo
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hoodoo
/ (ˈhuːduː) /
noun plural -doos
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
verb -doos, -dooing or -dooed
(tr) informal to bring bad luck to
Derived Formshoodooism, noun
Word Origin for hoodoo
C19: variant of voodoo
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Word Origin and History for hoodoo
hoodoo
"one who practices voodoo," 1870, American English, probably an alteration of voodoo. Meaning "something that causes or brings bad luck" is attested from 1880.
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