voodoo
voodoo
Definition
☆ voo·doo (vo̵̅o̅′do̵̅o̅′)
noun pl. -·doos′
- a religion of the West Indies, esp. Haiti, based on beliefs and practices of African and Roman Catholic origin, and noted for its interest in sorcery, charms, and fetishes
- a person who practices voodoo
- a voodoo charm, fetish, curse, etc.
Etymology: Creole Fr, of WAfr orig., as in Ewe (Dahomey and Togo) vodu, fetish, demon
adjective
- of voodoos or voodooism
- Informal claimed or reputed to provide an ingenious or seemingly magical solution to a problem, but in reality of little value, effectiveness, etc. voodoo economics, voodoo diet plans
transitive verb
to affect by voodoo magic
voodoo
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- do: Then you could go straight into something like 6 Underground as the main theme... " I aint done no voodoo in years!
- use: Or are you planning to use voodoo on him, too?
- practice: A man who practices voodoo leads a ship's mutinous crew.
- perform: They then perform some image manipulation voodoo on it and return you a PDF via email.
Adjective modifier
- mystical: Presumably all of this is meant to enlighten the listener via the mystical voodoo telepathic power of the CD in a stereo.
- it�s: And we collected up the things we liked, and the things we didn´t like, like this is evidence, like it´s voodoo.
- African: The plot is utter bunk: supernatural forces possess a young woman when she and her archeologist boyfriend dabble in African voodoo.
- little: Perhaps there are those who prefer their Obstetrics with a little voodoo.
Modifies a noun
- priestess: Early in the 20th century, a powerful voodoo priestess followed her guiding spirit from New Orleans to a small town in Washington State.
- doll: Well what better way than by making some small voodoo dolls of people you hate out of dough.
- curse: Her employers allegedly threaten her with voodoo curses to keep her under control.
- ritual: Coffins are often opened by grave robbers who steal bones which are believed to be powerful in voodoo rituals to ward off an enemy.
- priest: Voodoo priests in London have been linked with ritual murders.
- economics: These people will the property market down with voodoo economics, like the new age cult members they are.
Noun used with modifier
- blue: You can read more about the blues voodoo on the interviews page.
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