hoodoo
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hoo·doo
(hū'dū) 
n., pl., -doos.
n., pl., -doos.
- Magic healing and control, especially in African-based folk medicine in the United States and the Caribbean. Also called conjure.
- A practitioner of hoodoo.
- Voodoo.
- Bad luck.
- One that brings bad luck.
- Geology. A column of eccentrically shaped rock, produced by differential weathering.
- To practice hoodoo on; affect with a charm or curse.
- To bring bad luck to.
[Of West African origin, possibly from VOODOO.]
hoodooism hoo'doo·ism n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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hoodoo
noun
- Something or someone believed to bring bad luck: curse, hex. Informal jinx. See luck/misfortune/chance.
verb
- To bring bad luck or evil to: curse, hex. Informal jinx. See luck/misfortune/chance.
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hoodoo
U.S., of African origin
1) a body of practices of sympathetic magic traditional esp. among blacks in the southern U.S.: voodoo
2) a natural column of rock in western No. America, formed usu. by differential weathering; an earth-pillar, often in fantastic form
3) something that brings bad luck
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categories related to 'hoodoo'
- Rites, Practices, Spells, and Symbols - hoodoo: voodoo, bad luck
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Hoodoo may refer to:
Culture
- Hoodoo (folk magic), African-American traditional folk magic
- Hoodoo Gurus, an Australian rock music group
- Hoodoo (Alison Moyet album), the third solo album by singer/songwriter Alison Moyet
- Hoodoo (John Fogerty album), John Fogerty's third solo album, was recorded in the late spring of 1976 but never released
- Hoodoo (Krokus album), the 16th album by heavy metal band Krokus
- "Hoodoo", a song by the English rock band Muse from their album Black Holes and Revelations
- Hoodoo: Unraveling the 100 Year Mystery of the Chicago Cubs, a book by Grant DePorter
- Horatio J. HooDoo, a character in the Lidsville TV show
Geology and geography
- Hoodoo No. 401, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality
- Hoodoo (geology), a rock formation
- Hoodoo Mountain, a stratovolcano in northwestern British Columbia, Canada
- Hoodoo Butte, a volcanic cone in the Cascade Range in Oregon, United States
- Hoodoo (ski area), a ski resort located on Hoodoo Butte
- Hoodoo Mountains in Latah County, Idaho, United States
- Hoodoo District (geography), a mining district in Latah County, Idaho, United States
- Castle Rock Hoodoos Provincial Park, near Savona, British Columbia
- Dutch Creek Hoodoos, near Canal Flats, British Columbia
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Hoodoo
Dansk (Danish)
n. - ulykkesfugl, uheld, ulykke
v. tr. - forhekse
Nederlands (Dutch)
onheil, ongeluksbode, voodoo, vreemde rotsvorming, onheil brengen, beheksen
Français (French)
n. - poisse
v. tr. - apporter la poisse à qn
Deutsch (German)
n. - Fluch, Unglück
v. - Unglück bringen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) γρουσούζης
v. - (α)βασκαίνω, γρουσουζεύω
Italiano (Italian)
sfortuna, iettatore, gettare il malocchio a
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) ou coisa (f) maléfica, má sorte (f), formação (f) rochosa (EUA)
v. - trazer má sorte
Русский (Russian)
колдовство, колдовской, приносить несчастья, заколдовать
Español (Spanish)
n. - vudú, aojo
v. tr. - echar el mal de ojo, traer mala suerte
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - olycksbringare, otur
v. - bringa olycka över
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
招来不幸的人, 不祥的人, 使倒霉
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 招來不幸的人, 不祥的人
v. tr. - 使倒楣
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 미신, 재수없는 것, 재수가 없는 사람
v. tr. - 불운을 가져오다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - …にまじないをかける, まじない, 不運, 岩柱, 縁起の悪い人
v. - 不運にする
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الودونيه, دين زنجي أفريقي الأصل منتشر بين زنوج هاييتي ويقوم في الدرجه الأولى على السحر, والعرافه, المشعوذ أو الساحر, تعويذة, الجالب للنحس, حظ عاثر (فعل) يجلب أو يسبب النحس ل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מזל רע
v. tr. - הביא מזל רע ל-
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