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