voodoo doll

== English == === Etymology === From a mistaken belief that the use of such effigies features in the voodoo religion of either Haiti or Louisiana. === Noun === voodoo doll (plural voodoo dolls) A poppet; a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to galvanize some change in them by modifying the doll, often by inserting pins and needles or by binding it. ==== Translations ====