hoodoo (n.)

  1. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; a tall sandstone hoodoo'

  2. a practitioner of voodoo

  3. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

    [ Syn: juju , voodoo , fetish , fetich ]

  4. something believed to bring bad luck

    hoodoo (v.)

  1. bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune

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