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HOODOO
hoodoo
(noun) something believed to bring bad luck
juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich
(noun) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
hoodoo
(noun) a practitioner of voodoo
hoodoo
(noun) (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; “a tall sandstone hoodoo”
hoodoo
(verb) bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hoodoo (countable and uncountable, plural hoodoos)
(chiefly, US) A practitioner of voodoo.
(chiefly, US) Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
(geology) A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
Synonyms
• (spire of rock): tent rock, fairy chimney, earth pyramid
Verb
hoodoo (third-person singular simple present hoodoos, present participle hoodooing, simple past and past participle hoodooed)
(transitive) To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.
Source: Wiktionary
Hoo"doo, n. Etym: [Perh. a var. of voodoo.]
Definition: One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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