hoodoo (Meaning)
hoodoo (n)
(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
a practitioner of voodoo
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
something believed to bring bad luck
hoodoo (v)
bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune
hoodoo (n.)
One who causes bad luck.
A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape.
hoodoo (v. t.)
To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hoodoo
Synonyms:
- hooey
- piffle
- baloney
- fiddle
- blarney
- flapdoodle
- absurdity
- tosh
- twaddle
- blither
- blatherskite
- nerts
- trumpery
- fudge
- hokeypokey
- folderol
- balderdash
- bunk
- folly
- bunkum
- claptrap
- bilge
- insanity
- malarkey
- tommyrot
- fiddle-faddle
- crock
- crapola
- hokum
- trash
- fiddlesticks
- applesauce
- madness
- humbug
- poppycock
- blah-blah
- taradiddle
- hogwash
- tarradiddle
- guff
- foolishness
- craziness
- bosh
- humbuggery
- falderal
- punk
- malarky
- drivel
- buncombe
- moonshine
- bull
- blather
- rot
- boloney
- codswallop
- flannel
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- hot air
- kookiness
- imbecility
- horsefeathers
- rigamarole
- lunacy
- inanity
- fatuity
- gas
- asininity
- monkeyshine(s)
- monkey business
- foolery
- hocus-pocus
- greek
- absurdness
- tomfoolery
- idiocy
- shenanigan(s)
- inaneness
- slush
- hoity-toity
- rigmarole
- senselessness
- witlessness
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
hoodoo Sentence Examples
- The hoodoo man cast a spell to protect the village from evil spirits.
- The hoodoo doll was said to carry the power of its maker.
- The hoodoo medicine was a secret potion that could cure all ills.
- The hoodoo conjure had the ability to control the weather.
- The hoodoo root was used to attract good luck and ward off bad fortune.
- The hoodoo woman was rumored to be able to communicate with the dead.
- The hoodoo rite was a sacred ceremony that had been passed down for generations.
- The hoodoo curse brought misfortune and suffering upon its victim.
- The hoodoo spirit was believed to inhabit certain objects and animals.
- The hoodoo belief system is still practiced in some cultures today.
FAQs About the word hoodoo
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The hoodoo man cast a spell to protect the village from evil spirits.
The hoodoo doll was said to carry the power of its maker.
The hoodoo medicine was a secret potion that could cure all ills.
The hoodoo conjure had the ability to control the weather.
