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# African traditional folk magic. |
# African traditional folk magic. |
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# {{geology}} A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid [[basins]] and [[badlands]]. |
# {{geology}} A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid [[basins]] and [[badlands]]. |
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# Something or someone believed to bring [[bad luck]]. |
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# To bring [[bad luck]] or [[misfortune]], to [[jinx]]. |
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===References=== |
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Revision as of 01:16, 23 September 2011
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hausa, (deprecated template usage) hu'du'ba/(deprecated template usage) hu3'du3'ba1. In English, meaning altered to “bring bad luck”, then applied to things thought to bring bad luck, including the thin spires of rock now called hoodoos.
Previously incorrectly analyzed as alteration of (deprecated template usage) voodoo, which is of different origin.
Noun
hoodoo (plural hoodoos)
- African traditional folk magic.
- Template:geology A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
- Something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
Verb
hoodoo (third-person singular simple present hoodoos, present participle hoodooing, simple past and past participle hoodooed)
- To bring bad luck or misfortune, to jinx.
References
- “hoodoo”, Bill Casselman