voodoo
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1voo·doo
noun \ˈvü-(ˌ)dü\ plural voodoos
Definition of VOODOO
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also vo·dou \vō-ˈdü\ : a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
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See Examples of VOODOO
- <found a voodoo who was willing to put a hex on the man who had jilted her>
Origin of VOODOO
Louisiana Creole voudou, probably from Ewe vódũ tutelary deity
First Known Use: 1850
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Rhymes with VOODOO
accrue, achoo, adieu, ado, Agnew, aircrew, airscrew, anew, askew, babu, Baku, bamboo, battu, battue, bayou, bedew, beshrew, bestrew, bijou, boo-boo, boubou, brand-new, breakthrough, burgoo, cachou, can-do, canoe, caoutchouc, Carew, Cebu, Chonju, construe, Corfu, corkscrew, coypu, CQ, cuckoo, curfew, debut, Depew, doo-doo, ecu, endue, ensue, eschew, floor-through, fondue, fordo, Gansu, Gentoo, Gifu, goo-goo, GQ, ground crew, gumshoe, guru, hairdo, hereto, Hindu, home brew, Honshu, horseshoe, how-to, HQ, Hutu, igloo, imbrue, imbue, IQ, jackscrew, K2, Kansu, karoo, Karoo, kazoo, Khufu, kung fu, Kwangju, leadscrew, lean-to, long view, make-do, Matthew, me-too, mildew, milieu, miscue, misdo, muumuu, non-U, old-shoe, one-two, on view, outdo, perdu, Peru, poilu, prau, preview, pursue, purview, ragout, redo, renew, Renfrew, review, revue, rough-hew, run-through, sandshoe, Sardou, see-through, set-to, setscrew, shampoo, sinew, skiddoo, snafu, snowshoe, soft-shoe, span-new, subdue, surtout, taboo, Taegu, tattoo, thank-you, thereto, thumbscrew, to-do, too-too, tree shrew, undo, undue, unglue, unscrew, untrue, vatu, vendue, venue, virtu, wahoo, walk-through, wherethrough, whereto, who's who, worldview, yahoo, yoo-hoo
2voodoo
transitive verbDefinition of VOODOO
: to bewitch by or as if by means of voodoo : hex
First Known Use of VOODOO
1880
Rhymes with VOODOO
3voodoo
adjectiveDefinition of VOODOO
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: of, relating to, or practicing voodoo <voodoo rituals>
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: based on highly improbable suppositions : extremely implausible or unrealistic <voodoo economics>
First Known Use of VOODOO
1880
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