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Added 9 October 2026

voodoo

/ˈvuːduː/ noun

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

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.

verb

To bewitch someone or something using voodoo
He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.

Origin

From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole Vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ.

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