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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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 10 May 2024
After a day full of scenic family photo ops in front of the famous crimson pinnacles and hoodoos, make childhood dreams come true by sleeping under the stars in a glamping tent at Under Canvas Bryce Canyon.
—Lindsay Cohn, Parents, 13 May 2024
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
Thousands of these orange and tan spires form natural amphitheaters in Bryce Canyon, giving the park the distinction of having the world's largest concentration of hoodoos.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 10 May 2024
After a day full of scenic family photo ops in front of the famous crimson pinnacles and hoodoos, make childhood dreams come true by sleeping under the stars in a glamping tent at Under Canvas Bryce Canyon.
—Lindsay Cohn, Parents, 13 May 2024
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 24 Jul. 2024.
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