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Definition of Hoodoo
1. Verb. Bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune.
2. Noun. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock. "A tall sandstone hoodoo"
3. Noun. A practitioner of voodoo.
4. Noun. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
Generic synonyms: Charm, Good Luck Charm
Derivative terms: Fetishist, Voodoo
5. Noun. Something believed to bring bad luck.
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
Literary usage of Hoodoo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trooper and Redskin in the Far North-West: Recollections of Life in the by John G. Donkin (1889)
"THE light from the rising sun was darting through the feathery sprays of birch
and aspen as we bid adieu to hoodoo. It was a tearless farewell. ..."
2. Fifth Avenue to Alaska by Edward Pierrepont (1884)
"LOST IN THE hoodoo MOUNTAINS WHILE HUNTING ELK AND BIG-HORN. EARLY on the 26th
of August I left the Great Falls of the Yellowstone with a hunter Mr. Wyatt, ..."
3. With the Men who Do Things by Alexander Russell Bond (1913)
"THE "hoodoo DRYDOCK." WHEN I returned I found Bill full of excitement over his find.
... It's called the 'hoodoo Drydock.' Two contractors gave it up, ..."
4. Chick Evans' Golf Book by Charles Evans (1921)
"CHAPTER XV THAT " SEMI-FINAL hoodoo " Hole in one precedes sensational golf in
Western Amateur — Low qualifying medal in National for third time — Francis ..."
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