plural hoodoos
1
: a body of practices of sympathetic magic traditional especially among African Americans in the southern U.S.
2
: a natural column of rock in western North America often in fantastic form
3
: something that brings bad luck
hoodooed; hoodooing; hoodoos
: to cast a spell on
broadly
: to bring bad luck to
Examples of hoodoo in a Sentence
Noun
some economists have characterized the proposal as economic hoodoo that should be hooted down
some hoodoo must be at work—I lost both sets of house keys
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Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
These striking vistas are two of the most iconic in the park, allowing visitors to gaze out at innumerable red rock hoodoos and the limb-like roots of scrubby limber pines spanning for miles across the canyon’s main amphitheater.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2022
It’s made with Agave de Cortes, King State espresso, hoodoo, and cinnamon.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
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Noun
Given the play-off hoodoo hanging over the club, early confirmation of a top-two finish would be the ideal outcome.
—Nancy Froston, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
These striking vistas are two of the most iconic in the park, allowing visitors to gaze out at innumerable red rock hoodoos and the limb-like roots of scrubby limber pines spanning for miles across the canyon’s main amphitheater.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2023
Verb
Take two days to experience the best of the Paunsaugunt Plateau’s hoodoo rock spires.
—Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2022
It’s made with Agave de Cortes, King State espresso, hoodoo, and cinnamon.
—Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
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“Hoodoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoodoo. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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