hoodoo
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈhuːduː/
- Literature
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- Our name was hoodoo.
Examples
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Many locals believe that the strange statue brings bad hoodoo to anyone who touches it.
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And with it, the end of our playoff hoodoo.
Blog text (4) -
"He just didn't want to believe it was all a game, some hoodoo thing," Richard says.
Fiction book (1991) -
This guy put some kind of hoodoo-hex spell on me.
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She said that this could be part of the Hoodoo belief.
Blog text (29) -
It's a damn hoodoo.
Fiction book (2001) -
They avoided that part of town because there was said to be a lot of hoodoo associated with the old mansion.
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The fishermen whispered about the hoodoo that cursed their nets whenever they fished near the cliffs.
Synonyms
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8.4
A small object thought to have magical powers
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9.9
A magic power or object people believe brings luck and protection
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7.2
A person thought to bring bad luck to others
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8.8
A small object believed to bring protection or good luck
A person who practices folk magic, casting spells or curses
A small object like a charm that people think has magic
Antonyms
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hoodoo comes from African and Caribbean words about spirits and magic and is linked to the familiar word voodoo. A helpful image is a small charm or object thought to hold a spirit, which is why a hoodoo can be something that brings good or bad luck.