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Plural for voodoo or witchcraft, typically bringing bad luck
“When people find out you're from New Orleans, you are expected to work your hoodoo and conjure a steaming cauldron of gumbo or the savory mess of jambalaya instantly from thin air.”
Plural for something that brings or causes bad luck
“It was as if there were a malign hoodoo at work. Only two days later, the unfortunate event transpired.”
(geology) Plural for a tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands
“She gestured at the towering hoodoo whose shadow embraced them.”
Plural for long-winded talk with no real substance
Plural for a high, pointed piece of rock
To bring bad luck or misfortune to, typically via voodoo or witchcraft
“Then I made the remark that somebody was trying to hoodoo me with some voodoo, and I felt there was bad juju in the room.”
To invoke or use a curse against
To speak with vulgar, irreverent or profane language
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