hoodoo

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Synonyms: voodoo, koodoo, hoopoo, doodoo, hooroo, hootoo

Antonyms: voodoo, koodoo, hoopoo, doodoo, hooroo, hootoo

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} A practitioner of [[voodoo]].
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring [[bad luck]].
4. {{lb|en|geology}} A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid [[basins]] and [[badlands]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[jinx]]; to bring [[bad luck]] or [[misfortune]] to.

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