juju
an object venerated superstitiously and used as a fetish or amulet in West African spiritual practices.
the magical power attributed to such an object.
Informal. an emanating aura or supernatural force: The charismatic lead singer has serious juju.The team chalked up that string of unfortunate losses to bad juju on the road.
Origin of juju
1Other words from juju
- ju·ju·ism, noun
- ju·ju·ist, noun
Words Nearby juju
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How to use juju in a sentence
When my juju bathing suit arrived, I was ecstatic and couldn’t wait to try it on.
Kitty & Vibe Makes Flattering AF Swimwear Based on Your Butt Size | Casey Clark | January 18, 2022 | The Daily BeastGood Morning America anchor juju Chang asked Smart how she had found the courage to testify against her captor Mitchell.
juju Chang is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and news anchor for Good Morning America .
juju Chang, Deborah Roberts and Elizabeth Vargas report, while John Stossel apparently gets the hell outta there.
Now the juju tree is where the god of a village is supposed to live, and his men were horror-struck.
The White Queen of Okoyong | W.P. Livingstone
At Arochuku they went down the gorge to the juju house, at the door of which they found a white goat starving to death.
The White Queen of Okoyong | W.P. LivingstoneThey took the food and money which the visitors brought, and then said the juju wanted a living offering.
The White Queen of Okoyong | W.P. LivingstoneWhen the time came to make the pulpit and seats, he said: "We want wood, cut down the juju tree."
The White Queen of Okoyong | W.P. Livingstone"I be missionary boy, sah, and savvy them juju palaver be all dam fraud," he stated in the coast English.
The League of the Leopard | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for juju
/ (ˈdʒuːdʒuː) /
an object superstitiously revered by certain W African peoples and used as a charm or fetish
the power associated with a juju
a taboo effected by a juju
any process in which a mystery is exploited to confuse people
Origin of juju
1Derived forms of juju
- jujuism, noun
- jujuist, noun
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