voodoo
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈvuːduː/
:
amuleto
- Then she sticks a pin in a voodoo doll.
- voodoo doll
They gave each person in the marriage a voodoo doll representing their spouse.
- They gave each person in the marriage a voodoo doll representing their spouse.
- You're there to put that little final last pin in the voodoo doll.
- My friend was such an idiot he said it was for his voodoo doll.
- I know they told the married people to please over the next six weeks, put a pin in the voodoo doll every time your spouse annoys you.
- So stay tuned because the Cindy Voodoo doll, I mean plush toy will definitely be a moment.
Examples
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Just an arrangement of superstitions, the most well-known of which is the voodoo doll.
Fiction book (1999) -
They gave each person in the marriage a voodoo doll representing their spouse.
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You got it, my little voodoo doll!
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'Cause she might have a voodoo love doll of you around, too.
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You are my voodoo doll covered in palm leaves.
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Presumably it's a voodoo doll, given the environment.
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The Sharktopus voodoo doll is the key!
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And that's what voodoo dolls are for.
Academic text (2009) -
For example, Evie used a voodoo doll to help disperse her anger and tension.
Academic text (2018) -
Some people believe that a voodoo doll can be used to cast spells on others.
Synonyms
92
2.3
A small object believed to bring good luck
53
9.1
A feeling of luck and confidence that helps you do well
37
8.2
An object that people often wear as jewelry and think brings good luck or protection to its owner
15
9.9
A magic power or object people believe brings luck and protection
13
3.0
A small thing people keep because they believe it brings good luck
3
8.8
A small object believed to bring protection or good luck
3
9.9
A person or thing people believe has magic and causes bad luck
A small object like a charm that people think has magic
An object or spell people in Haitian Vodou use to make magic happen
Compounds
- Literature
2
9.4
An idea critics use for unrealistic money and growth plans that lack proof
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Voodoo as a charm comes from the same West African vodu 'spirit' idea, where small objects are used to contact or please spirits, so a 'voodoo' charm is an object many people think has magic power.