hoodoo

[ hoo-doo ]

/ ˈhu du /

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noun, plural hoo·doos.

voodoo.

bad luck.

a person or thing that brings bad luck.

Geology. a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape, left by erosion.

verb (used with object), hoo·dooed, hoo·doo·ing.

to bring or cause bad luck to.

Origin of hoodoo

1870–75, Americanism; apparently var of voodoo

Words nearby hoodoo

hoodie, hoodlum, hoodman-blind, hood molding, hood mould, hoodoo, hoodooism, hood rat, hoodwink, hooey, hoof

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Example sentences from the Web for hoodoo

Created more jobs than any modern president, in the process showing people that trickle-down economics was hoodoo.
One’s a Weiner, the Other a Hero: Why Bill and Hillary Have Nothing in Common With Anthony and Huma|Michael Tomasky|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Oh, theres been a hoodoo on me since I showed aginst the Sunday-school picnic!
Short Sixes|H. C. Bunner
If you have brought a hoodoo into this outfit, woe be it to you!
Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest|Alice B. Emerson
"I believe this whole blame' job is a hoodoo," was the prompt rejoinder.
The King of Arcadia|Francis Lynde

"Well, you're enough to hoodoo the whole thing," retorted Nat.
Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays|Margaret Penrose
I can fix five first-classers while you're thinking out one hoodoo, Dave.'
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham

British Dictionary definitions for hoodoo

hoodoo

/ (ˈhuːduː) /

noun plural -doos

a variant of voodoo

informal a person or thing that brings bad luck

informal bad luck

(in the western US and Canada) a strangely shaped column of rock

verb -doos, -dooing or -dooed

(tr) informal to bring bad luck to

Derived forms of hoodoo

hoodooism, noun

Word Origin for hoodoo

C19: variant of voodoo

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hoodoo
释义	hoodoo [ hoo-doo ] / ˈhu du / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoodoo ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural hoo·doos. voodoo. bad luck. a person or thing that brings bad luck. Geology. a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape, left by erosion. verb (used with object), hoo·dooed, hoo·doo·ing. to bring or cause bad luck to. Origin of hoodoo 1870–75, Americanism; apparently var of voodoo Words nearby hoodoo hoodie, hoodlum, hoodman-blind, hood molding, hood mould, hoodoo, hoodooism, hood rat, hoodwink, hooey, hoof Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoodoo Created more jobs than any modern president, in the process showing people that trickle-down economics was hoodoo. One’s a Weiner, the Other a Hero: Why Bill and Hillary Have Nothing in Common With Anthony and Huma\|Michael Tomasky\|July 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Oh, theres been a hoodoo on me since I showed aginst the Sunday-school picnic! Short Sixes\|H. C. Bunner If you have brought a hoodoo into this outfit, woe be it to you! Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest\|Alice B. Emerson "I believe this whole blame' job is a hoodoo," was the prompt rejoinder. The King of Arcadia\|Francis Lynde "Well, you're enough to hoodoo the whole thing," retorted Nat. Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays\|Margaret Penrose I can fix five first-classers while you're thinking out one hoodoo, Dave.' Menotah\|Ernest G. Henham British Dictionary definitions for hoodoo hoodoo / (ˈhuːduː) / noun plural -doos a variant of voodoo informal a person or thing that brings bad luck informal bad luck (in the western US and Canada) a strangely shaped column of rock verb -doos, -dooing or -dooed (tr) informal to bring bad luck to Derived forms of hoodoo hoodooism, noun Word Origin for hoodoo C19: variant of voodoo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hoodoo bedevil, bewitch, hex, curse, damn, charm, enchant, condemn
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hoodoo

noun, plural hoo·doos.

verb (used with object), hoo·dooed, hoo·doo·ing.

Origin of hoodoo

Words nearby hoodoo

Example sentences from the Web for hoodoo

British Dictionary definitions for hoodoo

noun plural -doos

verb -doos, -dooing or -dooed

Derived forms of hoodoo

Word Origin for hoodoo

Words related to hoodoo