About The Word Hoodoo

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Hoodoo

Hoodoo Meaning & Definition
Hoodoo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hoodoo?

[n] something believed to bring bad luck
[n] a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
[n] a practitioner of voodoo
[v] bring back luck; be a source of misfortune

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hoodoo: fetich | fetish | juju | voodoo

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hoodoo: alchemy | amulet | bad influence | bedevil | bewitch | bewitchery | bring bad luck | charm | curse | demonize | diabolize | divination | enchantment | evil eye | evil genius | evil star | fetish | fetishism | fylfot | gammadion | glamour | good-luck charm | gramarye | hex | ill wind | jinx | Jonah | juju | jujuism | love charm | lucky bean | lucky piece | madstone | magic | malevolent influence | malocchio | mascot | mumbo jumbo | natural magic | necromancy | obeah | obsess | overlook | periapt | philter | phylactery | possess | rune | scarab | scarabaeus | scarabee | shamanism | sorcery | sortilege | spell | spellbinding | spellcasting | sudarium | swastika | sympathetic magic | talisman | thaumaturgia | thaumaturgics | thaumaturgism | thaumaturgy | theurgy | vampirism | veronica | voodoo | voodooism | wanga | whammy | white magic | witch | witchcraft | witchery | witchwork | wizardry

See Also | be | charm | good luck charm | hoodooism | non-Christian priest | priest | stuff | sundries | sundry | vodoun | voodoo | voodooism | whatchamacallit | whatsis

Hoodoo In Webster's Dictionary

\Hoo"doo\, n. [Perh. a var. of voodoo.] One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.]
\Hoo"doo\, v. t. To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch. [Colloq., U. S.]
\Hoo"doo\, n. A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western U. S.]

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