hoodoo.
A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
Meaning & usage
A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
A practitioner of voodoo.
Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
Where this word comes from
Apparently an alteration of voodoo.
To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.
Where this word comes from
Apparently an alteration of voodoo.
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