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How to pronounce hoodoo in English?

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Synonyms fetich, fetish, juju, voodoo
Type of charm, good luck charm
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Type of hoodooism, non-christian priest, voodoo, priest, vodoun, voodooism
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Type of be
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Type of pillar, tower, column


a tall sandstone hoodoo.
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Type of physical object, object

Examples of hoodoo

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Shields finally ended the visiting hoodoo with an impressive tactical success.
From the edp24.co.uk
Hoodoo is rarely crowded, and offers some of the best deals in the Northwest.
From the thenewstribune.com
That hoodoo rarely looked likely to be broken on an off afternoon for the visitors.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
In France, I'm hoping that Clermont can finally break their Bouclier hoodoo.
From the guardian.co.uk
Can we get over our hoodoo and actually win some silverware by beating them?
From the guardian.co.uk
Kramnik's last win was six years ago, so Polgar fans hoped she could end the hoodoo.
From the guardian.co.uk
Hoodoo is a modest hill where Olympic skier Jean Saubert learned her craft.
From the thenewstribune.com
Of more immediate concern for Mancini is trying to end City's Arsenal hoodoo tomorrow.
From the express.co.uk
The Swans must overcome a remarkable hoodoo to reach their first grand final since 2006.
From the couriermail.com.au
More examples
  • Bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune
  • (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"
  • A practitioner of voodoo
  • Juju: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
  • Hoodoo is the third solo album by singer/songwriter Alison Moyet.
  • Hoodoo, also known as conjure, is a form of predominantly African-American traditional folk magic that developed from the syncretism of a number of separate cultures and magical traditions. ...
  • A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland. Hoodoos consist of soft sedimentary rock topped by harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects each column from the elements.
  • Hoodoo, John Fogerty's third solo album, was recorded in the late spring of 1976 but never released. After the John Fogerty solo album, Fogerty wasted no time in recording more material for a new album to be followed with a tour, which would be very low-key, with a small group of musicians. ...
  • Hoodoo Is the 16th album by heavy metal band Krokus. It includes a Steppenwolf cover of Born to be wild. It failed to top the Billboard Top 200. Unlike Their last album Hellraiser.