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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.