Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hoodoo"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, v. t.
To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence;
to bewitch. [Colloq., U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, n.
A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western
U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, n. [Perh. a var. of voodoo.]
One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hoodoo
n 1: a practitioner of voodoo
2: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
[syn: {juju}, {voodoo}, {fetish}, {fetich}]
3: something believed to bring bad luck
v : bring back luck; be a source of misfortune
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