Definition of Hoodoo

1. Verb. Bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune.

Generic synonyms: Be

2. Noun. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock. "A tall sandstone hoodoo"
Category relationships: Geology
Generic synonyms: Column, Pillar, Tower

3. Noun. A practitioner of voodoo.

4. Noun. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
Exact synonyms: Fetich, Fetish, Juju, Voodoo
Generic synonyms: Charm, Good Luck Charm
Derivative terms: Fetishist, Voodoo

5. Noun. Something believed to bring bad luck.
Generic synonyms: Object, Physical Object

Definition of Hoodoo

1. n. One who causes bad luck.

2. v. t. To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch.

3. n. A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape.

Definition of Hoodoo

1. Noun. African traditional folk magic. ¹

2. Noun. (geology) A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. ¹

3. Noun. Something or someone believed to bring bad luck. ¹

4. Verb. To bring bad luck or misfortune, to jinx. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hoodoo

1. to bring bad luck to [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoodoo

hoodiest
hooding
hoodless
hoodlike
hoodlum
hoodlumish
hoodlumism
hoodlumisms
hoodlums
hoodman
hoodman-blind
hoodmen
hoodmold
hoodmolds
hoodmould
hoodoo (current term)
hoodooed
hoodooing
hoodooism
hoodooisms
hoodoos
hoodrats
hoods
hoodwink
hoodwinked
hoodwinker
hoodwinkers
hoodwinking
hoodwinks

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