Hoodoo - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhuːduː|
Brit.
|ˈhuːduː|
noun
- (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
- a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers (syn: fetich, fetish, juju, voodoo)
- something believed to bring bad luck
a tall sandstone hoodoo
- a practitioner of voodoo- a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers (syn: fetich, fetish, juju, voodoo)
- something believed to bring bad luck
verb
- bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune
Extra examples
...some economists have characterized the proposal as economic hoodoo that should be hooted down...
...some hoodoo must be at work—I lost both sets of house keys...
Word forms
noun
singular: hoodoo
plural: hoodoos
singular: hoodoo
plural: hoodoos
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