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单词 hoodoo
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hoodoo in British English

(ˈhuːduː)
nounWord forms: plural -doos
1.  a variant of voodoo
2.  informal
a person or thing that brings bad luck
3.  informal
bad luck
4. 
(in the western US and Canada) a strangely shaped column of rock
verbWord forms: -doos, -dooing or -dooed
5. (transitive) informal
to bring bad luck to
Derived forms
hoodooism (ˈhoodooism)
noun
Word origin
C19: variant of voodoo

hoodoo in American English

(ˈhuˌdu)
US
nounWord forms: plural ˈhooˌdoos
1. 
voodoo
2.  Informal
a. 
a person or thing that causes bad luck
b. 
bad luck
3. 
a natural rock formation of fantastic shape, esp. as found in the W U.S.
verb transitive
4. 
to cast a spell on or otherwise bring bad luck to
Derived forms
hoodooism (ˈhoodooˌism)
noun
Word origin
var. of voodoo

Examples of 'hoodoo' in a sentence
hoodoo

They failed to deliver a shot on target until the last minute as their home hoodoo continued.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Synonyms of 'hoodoo'

jinx, curse, bad luck, voodoo
More Synonyms of hoodoo
(noun) 
Definition
a person or thing that brings bad luck
(informal) 
It'll take a football miracle if we are to break that hoodoo.
Synonyms
jinx
Someone had put a jinx on him.
curse
He believes someone has put a curse on him.
bad luck
voodoo
nemesis
hex (US, Canadian, informal)
evil eye
evil star

Additional synonyms

in the sense of curse
Definition
an appeal to a supernatural power for harm to come to a person
He believes someone has put a curse on him.
Synonyms
malediction,
jinx,
anathema,
hoodoo (informal),
evil eye,
excommunication,
imprecation,
execration,
malison (archaic)

Nearby words of
hoodoo

  • honourable
  • hood
  • hoodlum
  • hoodoo
  • hoodwink
  • hoof
  • hook

Synonyms of 'hoodoo'

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