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hoo·doo  (hd)

n. pl. hoo·doos

1.

a. Magic healing and control, especially in African-based folk medicine in the United States and the Caribbean. Also called conjure.

b. A practitioner of hoodoo.

2. Voodoo.

3.

a. Bad luck.

b. One that brings bad luck.

4. Geology A column of eccentrically shaped rock, produced by differential weathering.

tr.v. hoo·dooed, hoo·doo·ing, hoo·doos

1. To practice hoodoo on; affect with a charm or curse.

2. To bring bad luck to.

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[Of West African origin, possibly from voodoo.]

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hoodoo·ism n.

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hoodoo [ˈhuːduː]

n pl -doos

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) a variant of voodoo

2. Informal a person or thing that brings bad luck

3. Informal bad luck

4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (in the western US and Canada) a strangely shaped column of rock

vb -doos, -dooing, -dooed

(tr) Informal to bring bad luck to

[variant of voodoo]

hoodooism  n

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hoodoo - A person who practices voodoo; the word also describes a person or thing whose presence is supposed to bring bad luck.

See also related terms for presence.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hoodoo - (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo" geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks pillar, tower, column - anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"
	2.	hoodoo - a practitioner of voodoo hoodooism, vodoun, voodooism, voodoo - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities non-Christian priest, priest - a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
	3.	hoodoo - a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers fetich, voodoo, fetish, juju good luck charm, charm - something believed to bring good luck
	4.	hoodoo - something believed to bring bad luck object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
Verb	1.	hoodoo - bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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hoodoo

noun (Informal) jinx, curse, bad luck, voodoo, nemesis, hex (U.S. & Canad. informal), evil eye, evil star It'll take a football miracle if we are to break that hoodoo.

Translations

hoodoo [ˈhuːduː] N (= voodoo) → vudú m; (= jinx) → gafe m, mala suerte f
there's a hoodoo on it → tiene gafe

hoodoo

n → Unglück nt; (= person, thing) → Unglücksbote m