Main Entry:

¹hoo·doo

Pronunciation:

\ˈhü-(ˌ)dü\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural hoodoos

Etymology:

perhaps alteration of voodoo

Date:

1875

1 : a body of practices of sympathetic magic traditional especially among blacks in the southern United States 2 : a natural column of rock in western North America often in fantastic form 3 : something that brings bad luck 4 : nonsense, hokum

— hoo·doo·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun