1. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
   "a tall sandstone hoodoo"
    
2. Something believed to bring bad luck
   "He considered the black cat crossing his path to be a hoodoo"
    
3. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
   "The hoodoo man sold charms to ward off evil spirits";
   - juju, voodoo, fetish, fetich
    
4. A practitioner of voodoo
   "The local hoodoo was known for his mysterious rituals and charms"

1. Bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune
   "That broken mirror will hoodoo us for years"

Derived forms: hoodoos, hoodooing, hoodooed

Type of: article, be, charm, column, exist, good luck charm, hoodooism [rare], non-Christian priest, object, physical object, pillar, priest, tower, vodoun [rare], voodoo, voodooism

Encyclopedia: Hoodoo