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 Definitions of hoodoo  [ˈhu du]  

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Definition of 'hoodoo' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) hoodoo
bad luck.

2.  hoodoo
a person or thing that brings bad luck.

3.  hoodoo
a pillar of rock, usu. of fantastic shape, left by erosion.

4. (v.t.) hoodoo
to bring or cause bad luck to.

Etymology:  (1870–75, Amer.; appar. var. of voodoo)

Definition of 'hoodoo' Princeton's WordNet 

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

2. (noun) hoodoo
a practitioner of voodoo

3. (noun) juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

4. (verb) hoodoo
something believed to bring bad luck

5. (verb) hoodoo
bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune


Definition of 'hoodoo' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) hoodoo
one who causes bad luck



'hoodoo' - Nearby Entries  

hood ornament  hoodlum  hoodmold  hoodmould  hoodoo  hoodooism  hoodwink  



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