hoodoo meaning

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hoodoo (noun): (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock.

hoodoo has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

hoodoo as a noun

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

    Type of: column

  2. a practitioner of voodoo

    Type of: priest, voodoo

  3. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

    Synonyms: juju, voodoo, fetish, fetich

    Type of: charm

  4. something believed to bring bad luck

    Type of: object

hoodoo as a verb

  1. bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune

    Type of: be

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in OO · 6-letter words

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