Associations to the word «Hoodoo»
Noun
Verb
Wiktionary
HOODOO, noun. African traditional folk magic.
HOODOO, noun. (geology) A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
HOODOO, noun. Something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
HOODOO, verb. (transitive) To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.
Dictionary definition
HOODOO, noun. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo".
HOODOO, noun. A practitioner of voodoo.
HOODOO, noun. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
HOODOO, noun. Something believed to bring bad luck.
HOODOO, verb. Bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.