| 单词 | gris-gris maker |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgris-gris maker (a) With agent nouns forming compounds in which gris-gris expresses the object of the underlying verb, as in gris-gris maker; (b) general use as a modifier, as in gris-gris bag, gris-gris man, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > sorcerer or medicine man fetisheer1613 witch doctor1718 gris-gris man1788 medicine man1801 wizard1845 inyanga1862 moloi1871 goofer1887 trick-doctor1889 a1712 J. Barbot Descr. N. & S.-Guinea i. iii, in Churchill's Coll. Voy. (1732) V. 38/1 Others are shoemakers, saddlers, or Grigri-makers, that is, conjurers to impose upon the superstitious multitude. 1788 J. Matthews Voy. River Sierra-Leone 133 They tell many wonderful stories of their griggory men. 1861 P. B. Du Chaillu Explor. Equatorial Afr. 128 Even the little children are covered with these talismans, duly consecrated by the doctor or greegree man of the tribe. 1956 Racine (Wisconsin) Jrnl.-Times 31 July 22/6 The casual visitor will have trouble purchasing the gris-gris powders and charms. 2017 J. Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing ii. 41 I was busy birthing babies and doctoring folks and making gris-gris bags for protection. < as lemmas |
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