hoodoo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
    • a tall sandstone hoodoo
  2. noun a practitioner of voodoo
  3. noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
    juju; voodoo; fetich; fetish.
  4. noun something believed to bring bad luck
  5. verb bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune

WordNet

Hoo"doo noun
Etymology
Perh. a var. of voodoo.
Definitions
  1. One who causes bad luck. Colloq.

Webster 1913