'Hoodoo' definitions:
Definition of 'hoodoo'
(from WordNet)
noun
(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"
noun
A practitioner of voodoo
noun
A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers [syn: juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich]
noun
Something believed to bring bad luck
verb
Bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune
Definition of 'Hoodoo'
From: GCIDE
- Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, n. A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western U. S.] "I watched for hours as the shadows moved through the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon park." [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Definition of 'Hoodoo'
From: GCIDE
- Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\ (h[=oo]"d[=oo]), n. [Perh. a var. of voodoo.]
- 1. One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. Same as voodoo. [PJC]
- 3. Bad luck. [PJC]
Definition of 'Hoodoo'
From: GCIDE
- Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, v. t. To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch. [Colloq., U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'hoodoo'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alchemy,
- amulet,
- bad influence,
- bedevil,
- bewitch,
- bewitchery,
- bring bad luck,
- charm,
- curse,
- demonize,
- diabolize,
- divination,
- enchantment,
- evil eye,
- evil genius,
- evil star,
- fetish,
- fetishism,
- fylfot,
- gammadion,
- glamour,
- good-luck charm,
- gramarye,
- hex,
- ill wind,
- jinx,
- Jonah,
- juju,
- jujuism,
- love charm,
- lucky bean,
- lucky piece,
- madstone,
- magic,
- malevolent influence,
- malocchio,
- mascot,
- mumbo jumbo,
- natural magic,
- necromancy,
- obeah,
- obsess,
- overlook,
- periapt,
- philter,
- phylactery,
- possess,
- rune,
- scarab,
- scarabaeus,
- scarabee,
- shamanism,
- sorcery,
- sortilege,
- spell,
- spellbinding,
- spellcasting,
- sudarium,
- swastika,
- sympathetic magic,
- talisman,
- thaumaturgia,
- thaumaturgics,
- thaumaturgism,
- thaumaturgy,
- theurgy,
- vampirism,
- veronica,
- voodoo,
- voodooism,
- wanga,
- whammy,
- white magic,
- witch,
- witchcraft,
- witchery,
- witchwork,
- wizardry