hoo|doo

hoo|doo
hoo|doo «HOO doo», noun, plural -doos, verb, -dooed, -doo|ing, adjective.
–n.
1. Informal. a) a person or thing that brings bad luck: »

From the moment the overture struck up, in fact, it was evident that a hoodoo was pursuing the show (New Yorker).

 b) bad luck.
2. = voodoo. (Cf. ↑voodoo)
3. a fantastic column of rock formed by erosion or other natural cause, occurring in the western United States.
–v.t.
Informal. to bring or cause bad luck to; bewitch.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with hoodoo: »

hoodoo magic.

2. bringing bad luck; unlucky: »

He's the hoodoo planet of the heavens (O. Henry).

╂[American English, apparently variant of voodoo]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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