hoodoo

== English == === Etymology === Apparently an alteration of voodoo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuːduː/ === Noun === hoodoo (countable and uncountable, plural hoodoos) (uncountable) A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. (chiefly US) A practitioner of voodoo. (chiefly US) Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck. (geology) A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. ==== Synonyms ==== (spire of rock): tent rock, fairy chimney, earth pyramid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hoodoo (third-person singular simple present hoodoos, present participle hoodooing, simple past and past participle hoodooed) (transitive) To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to. === References === “hoodoo”, Bill Casselman