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hoo·doo
n., pl. hoo·doos.
See voodoo (n., sense 3).
Bad luck.
One that brings bad luck.
Geology. A column of eccentrically shaped rock, produced by differential weathering.
v.tr., hoo·dooed, hoo·doo·ing, hoo·doos.
To bring bad luck to.
hoo’doo·ism n.
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hoodoo noun
Something or someone believed to bring bad luck : curse, hex. Informal: jinx.
verb
To bring bad luck or evil to : curse, hex. Informal: jinx.
Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Translations for: hoodoo
Deutsch (German):
Fluch, Unglück, Unglück bringen
Français (French):
poisse, avoir la poisse
Español (Spanish):
vudú, aojo, echar el mal de ojo, traer mala suerte
Italiano (Italian):
sfortuna, iettatore, gettare il malocchio a
Português (Portuguese):
n. pessoa (f) ou coisa (f) maléfica, má sorte (f), formação (f) rochosa (EUA) v. trazer má sorte
Nederlands (Dutch):
onheil, ongeluksbode, voodoo, vreemde rotsvorming, onheil brengen, beheksen
Svensk (Swedish):
n. olycksbringare, otur v. bringa olycka över
Ελληνική (Greek):
n. (καθομ.) γρουσούζης v. (α)βασκαίνω, γρουσουζεύω
Русский (Russian):
колдовство, колдовской, приносить несчастья, заколдовать