hoodoo

/ˌhuˈdu/

Other forms: hoodooed; hoodoos; hoodooing

Definitions of hoodoo

1. noun

   a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
   synonyms: fetich, fetish, juju, voodoo

   type of:

   charm, good luck charm

   something believed to bring good luck
2. noun

   something believed to bring bad luck
   type of:

   object, physical object

   a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
3. noun

   a practitioner of voodoo
   type of:

   hoodooism, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism

   a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

   non-Christian priest, priest

   a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
4. verb

   bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune
   type of:

   be

   have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
5. noun

   (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
   “a tall sandstone hoodoo”

   type of:

   column, pillar, tower

   anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower