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Added 9 October 2026

hoodoo

/ˈhuːduː/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hoodoo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock.
a tall sandstone hoodoo
A practitioner of voodoo.
A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.

verb

Bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune.

Origin

Apparently an alteration of voodoo.

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