单词 | hoodoo |
释义 | hoo•doo (hd) n.pl. hoo•doos 1. a. Magic healing and control, especially in African-based folk medicine in the United States and the Caribbean.Also called conjure. b. A practitioner of hoodoo. 2. Voodoo. 3. a. Bad luck. b. One that brings bad luck. 4. Geology A column of eccentrically shaped rock, produced by differential weathering. tr.v.hoo•dooed, hoo•doo•ing, hoo•doos 1. To practice hoodoo on; affect with a charm or curse. 2. To bring bad luck to. [Of West African origin, possibly fromVOODOO.] hoodoo•ismn. hoodootoadstool-shaped hoodoo Grand Staircase-Escalante National Park, Utah |
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