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noun mo·jo \ ˈmō-(ˌ)jō \
|Updated on: 7 Jul 2018
plural mojoes or mojos
: a magic spell, hex, or charm; broadly : magical power
  • works his mojo on the tennis court
  • The team has lost its mojo.

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Examples of mojo in a Sentence

  1. He's been suffering from incredibly bad mojo lately.

  2. The team has lost its mojo.

  3. We need to get our mojos working again.

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Origin and Etymology of mojo

probably of African origin; akin to Fulani moco'o medicine man

mojo Synonyms

Synonyms

amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), mascot, phylactery, talisman;

Antonyms

hoodoo, jinx;

Near Antonyms

curse, hex, spell;

Related Words

gris-gris (also grigri), philter, toadstone;

emblem, symbol, token, totem;

Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

MOJO Defined for English Language Learners

mojo

noun

  • : a power that may seem magical and that allows someone to be very effective, successful, etc.

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