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voodoon.  Brit.  /ˈvuːduː/, U.S. /ˈvuˌdu/, Caribbean English /ˈvuːˌduː/Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French vaudou. Etymology: < French vaudou, †vaudoux (1797 denoting a powerful supernatural being and a dance apparently of a religious nature; 1846 or earlier denoting the religion and its practitioners) < Fon vodun (non-Christian) god, deity (pronounced with a final nasal vowel: see vodun n.). Compare French Creole vodu, denoting the religion and (also) its practitioners.Forms with final -x reflect French †vaudoux , which appears to be formally plural, but is also attested in the singular as early as 1797. In English such forms are found in both singular and plural uses. The α. forms probably show assimilation of the vowels and may be an English innovation, but compare also the uncommon French variant voudou (1872 or earlier) and French Creole voudou . Specific senses. With sense 3 compare earlier hoodoo n. 3a and to put a hoodoo on at hoodoo n. and adj. Phrases. Potential earlier evidence. Compare the following earlier passage, although it is unclear whether vaudoo should here be interpreted as the name of a deity worshipped in this religion (compare the earliest French sense), or as a noun denoting the religion itself:1820 Louisiana Gaz. 16 Aug. 2/3 For some time past, a house in the suburb Treme, has been used as a kind of temple for certain occult practices and the idolatrous worship of an African deity, called Vaudoo. 1. the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo α. 1846 24 Apr. 2/3 Ex-President Pierrot has, for many years past, been the reputed chief, under the title of ‘Roi’, or ‘Papa’, of the ‘Voudoux’, a superstitious institution derived from Africa, in some respects similar to the ‘Obeah’ of Jamaica. 1888 15 June 5/1 As generally understood, Voodoo means the persistence, in Hayti, of abominable magic, mysteries, and cannibalism, brought originally by the negroes from Africa. 1921 G. Chittenden in B. Williams (1922) 101 I am not afraid of voodoo. 1968 20 695 Necromancing, spiritualism and types of voodoo lay beyond the scope of this definition, and Burr accordingly rejected Kittredge's more universal view of witchcraft. 1992 Apr. 18/3 This time, battered Cajun avenger Dave Robicheaux is caught between New Orleans mafiosi and swamp country voodoo. 2011 19 Jan. 29/1 Haitians worship at the basin of the sacred waterfalls of Saut d'Eau, an important site for the island's followers of voodoo. 1897 7 Aug. 17/2 When this sort of voo-doo work—‘Come eleven—come seven—must have a new hat!’—is heard issuing from the lips of a full-grown man..whose speech elsewhither betokens sense and reason..there is something weird about it. 1934 Jan. 98/2 ‘Why don't you go up with the others tonight and let Mother cure you?’ Alice inquired of Ball later that afternoon. ‘Too much voodoo about her stuff.’ 1960 R. Davies (1990) ii. 52 The yearning to give this sort of voodoo the prestige of science leads Dr. Norman Vincent Peale..to assert..that ‘the pulpit..is also a laboratory table’. 1990 Nov. 4/1 Just trying to get a sense of its size in real people requires the number-bending voodoo of the pollsters. 2006 (Nexis) 28 Nov. e1 Any lotion or cream that promises to be enzymatically enhanced is probably a waste of money, Frankel said. It isn't going to be catalytically active. ‘Some of the stuff is just voodoo,’ Frankel said. 2015 May 62/1 Superstition was rampant on the station... Everyone in the squadron seemed to have their own voodoo—a lock of hair, a St. Christopher, a playing card, the ubiquitous rabbit foot. the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises 1850 17 Apr. 5/2 Some persons believing in the ceremonies of the Vaudoux. 1858 E. H. D. Domenech ii. vi. 305 A native of Louisiana, where the Vaudoux were very numerous. 1888 15 June 5/2 Accused, like the Voodoos, of serpent-worship. 2004 M. Ward x. 148 The editor of the paper blamed the Voodoos for the chronic misfortunes of the upper class. the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > causing or bringing misfortune > one who or that which 1902 G. C. Eggleston xvii. 216 I'll put a Voodoo on anybody I ever heahs a callin' you a ole maid, Miss Mony. 1967 V. Brome iii. iii. 275 My God, there was a voodoo on Mrs. Williams. First the arrest in the theater and now this. 2013 @02Hollo 26 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 25 Mar. 2021) Jeter is a baseball god. Better watch out he will put a voodoo on you! Phrases1898 12 Mar. 326/2 It was a frequent threat of one negro to another, ‘If you do that, I'll put voodoo on you.’ 1935 23 Mar. 54/2 You must have put a voodoo on him. 1990 17 Mar. 3/5 A bookmaker offered me a chance to win £25,000 with a £200 each-way bet. I didn't take it because Norton has been winning without me betting, and I didn't want to put the voodoo on him. 2020 @KKvnnz 27 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 4 Dec. 2020) Whoever put voodoo on my love life can stop it now. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier. the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [adjective] > of or relating to voodoo 1849 14 Nov. A professed scorceror [sic], who, with several priestesses, performs the ‘wangas’ of the Vaudou ceremonies. 1850 6 July 2/6 Adele Catharine, alias Victoire Pellebon, f.w.c. [i.e. free woman of color], and a ‘voudou woman’, was yesterday sent..before the First District Court for trial, on the charge of insulting and abusing an officer in the discharge of his duty. 1887 A. Lang II. 240 The Voodoo-dance is consecrated as the ‘Jerusalem Jump’. 1903 W. E. B. Du Bois x. 198 The witch-woman and the voodoo-priest became the centre of Negro group life. 1966 10 Aug. 235/3 The ‘loa’, the demon-gods who take possession of the initiates at Voodoo ceremonies and impose on them their own voice, features, and character. 1995 Aug. 41/1 Saint Peter, for example,..they recognised as Legba, spirit of the crossroads, who..is invoked at the start of every voodoo ritual. 1897 7 Aug. 17/2 When this sort of voo-doo work—‘Come eleven—come seven—must have a new hat!’—is heard issuing from the lips of a full-grown man,..whose speech elsewhither betokens sense and reason..there is something weird about it. 1906 July 396/1 He gave me a bottle of his remedy.., gave me a certificate of vaccination, and offered to produce a scar on my arm... For this voodoo treatment I gave up two dollars. 1945 J. Barzun vii. 101 It [sc. the fact that water is H2O] is precisely what you have to teach, unless you are willing to barter understanding for mere voodoo formulas. 2006 G. Ford xi. 213 A counseling faculty member takes every opportunity to criticize projective assessment as ‘voodoo psychology’. 2011 (National ed.) 3 Nov. a3/4 In recent years, some have mocked studies showing correlations between activity on brain images and personality measures as ‘voodoo’ science. C2. the world > life > death > manner of death > [noun] > sudden death 1941 S. M. Lambert ii. i. 148 Dr. A. Montague..did not believe in ‘voodoo death’, that is, death caused by fear. 1942 W. B. Cannon in 44 171 The possible use of poisons must be excluded before ‘voodoo’ death can be accepted as an actual consequence of sorcery or witchcraft. 1976 E. Brandon in W. D. Hand 227 Voodoo deaths still occur not only in Louisiana, but in other states as well. 2010 (Nexis) 26 July a4 Voodoo death isn't always due to frightening situations; it can also be due to intense emotions. the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises 1860 26 Oct. 1/6 He had been to a Voudou doctor to get a prescription for the rheumatism. 2008 W.-S. Tseng & J. Streltzer iv. 44 Folk practitioners can be spiritual leaders, grandparents, elders of the community, voodoo doctors, or priests. society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > [noun] > other dolls 1906 23 Dec. 26/2 The woman finding the voudou doll at her domicile is not the first one of her class who have invoked the police authorities of Galveston for protection against persons who were endeavoring to ‘conjur’ them. 1966 18 Nov. 38 Some of the Hickory Hill gang gave Kennedy an L.B.J. voodoo doll in which to stick pins. 2002 B July 26/2 I put hexes on the writers. I curse them. I have a little voodoo doll! society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > an economic policy > specific policies and actions 1930 17 May (Special Extra Four Star ed.) (Editorial Page)/3 Some few of the organizations have..placed their insurance departments on a real scientific basis, but far too many of them have just muddled along, hoping against hope that luck would be with them. This is what might be called voodoo economics or rabbit's foot business. 1980 11 Apr. 12 a/3 Bush warned a friendly crowd of students not to be deceived by Reagan's ‘voodoo economics’. 2003 Oct. 233/1 Criticizing Bush's cut of dividend taxes as welfare for the rich, ‘voodoo economics’, and ‘Enron-style accounting’. the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises 1864 R. F. Burton I. iv. 98 The abominable orgies enacted before the ‘Vaudoux King and Queen’. 2020 @HaitianBhaddie 15 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 4 Dec. 2020) A family member go to a voodoo king to get answers and revenge. the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises 1863 1 Aug. 3/5 Some strange fluid, said to have been expressly imported by the Voudou queen from Congo and other African rivers. 2003 69 675 The case studies on latter-day spiritual workers are fascinating, especially as juxtaposed with Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau and other legendary root doctors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). voodoov.Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: voodoo n. the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [verb (transitive)] > practise voodoo on 1866 19 Oct. 5/1 The other negroes say he is either voodooed or else is voodooing somebody. 1885 C. F. Holder 117 Averring that they had been ‘voudoued’ and nearly killed by the..fish. 1950 6 June 10/1 Dazed by Irina's advice to leave Sugar Island, if someone is trying to ‘voodoo’ her. 2010 L. L. Fields in J. Bové 52 For three days we read, sang Mother Goose with the kids, nursed and voodooed our heat sources. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). <  n.1846 v.1866 |