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hoodoo

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1hoo·doo 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1hoodoo
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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of hoodooism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun


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