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hoodoo

hoo·doo

hoodoo

 
pronunciation:
hu du
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
part of speech: noun
inflections: hoodoos
definition 1: religious sorcery practiced esp. by some of the Afro-Caribbean population of Haiti, Jamaica, and other Caribbean islands; voodoo.
definition 2: bad luck, or someone or something thought to cause it.
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: hoodoos, hoodooing, hoodooed
definition: to cause bad luck for.