toadstone

noun

Definition of toadstonenext
as in juju

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  1. juju
  2. amulet
  3. fetish
  4. mascot
  5. talisman
  6. gris-gris
  7. token
Noun
  • And maybe that cup will runneth over and spill over into some good juju for Happy Death Day 3 and Freaky Death Day.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of juju
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  • Additional discoveries include scarabs inscribed with the names of kings and deities, together with amulets for protection, fertility, and strength, reflecting the political and religious structures of the time.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Rahvi lights, meanwhile, are adorned with jewelry-like amulets of semiprecious stones.
    — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of amulet
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  • Conahan, now 72, acknowledged having a bondage fetish in court but has always denied killing anyone.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, we’re presented with deviant men defined only by their fetishes, creating an uneasy imbalance that’s impossible to ignore.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fetish
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  • Meta’s Muse agent mascot, named Jolly, is a fuzzy, chubby, rosy-cheeked creature that’s part-Labubu, part-Squishmallow.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The hoofed Highlanders have been embraced as an unofficial mascot on campus, with Reddit threads dedicated to donkey spotting and burro plushies for sale in the campus store.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of mascot
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  • The polished green tourmaline of her Bulgari choker shone like some kind of enchanted talisman.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Believers wore them on strings around their necks as talismans against illness and injury.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of talisman
Noun
  • Often these assemblages of items are tied together in a bundle or bag and may be referred to as hands, mojos, or gris-gris.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of gris-gris
Noun
  • His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • To capture the playfulness of the brand’s ethos, Gozlan has incorporated a claw machine in the pop-up, where customers receive a token for a chance to win a bracelet.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
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“Toadstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toadstone. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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