GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Hoodoo , n. [Perh. a var. of voodoo.]
- One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.]1913 Webster
- Same as voodoo.PJC
- Bad luck.PJC
- One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.]
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Hoodoo, v. t. To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch. [Colloq., U. S.]Webster 1913 Suppl.
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Hoodoo, n. A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western U. S.] “I watched for hours as the shadows moved through the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon park.”Webster 1913 Suppl.+PJC