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Added 10 October 2026

juju

/ˈd͡ʒuːd͡ʒu/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about juju at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.
The magical or supernatural power of such a charm.
The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior.
That's some bad juju.

noun

A marijuana cigarette; a joint.

noun

Synonym of jùjú (“music genre”).

Origin

From a West African language, probably originally from French joujou.

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