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How to pronounce juju in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fetich, fetish, hoodoo, voodoo
Type of charm, good luck charm
Type Words
Type of magic, thaumaturgy

Examples of juju

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If I were Kate, I might have hoped for something with a little bit less bad juju.
From the edition.cnn.com
When he drinks palm wine at his favorite juju bars, people improvise songs to him.
From the time.com
Once, juju men were as integral a part of African soccer as the ball and the goal.
From the thenewstribune.com
The juju dolls were made from objects lost or tossed on the beach in Jamaica.
From the jsonline.com
It's heavy and melodic and injected with the juju of megaproducer Rick Rubin.
From the denverpost.com
Start 5. JUJU stalked pace, bid 4 wide, opened clear, held diminishing lead.
From the courier-journal.com
Many people refuse to wear them out of fear of juju, or supernatural powers.
From the online.wsj.com
He had to convince customers that his caps could protect against-and not cause-juju.
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Before now, people used to attribute it to juju or some spirit and things.
From the voanews.com
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  • The power associated with a juju
  • A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
  • Juju or Ju-Ju is a word of West African origin, derived from the French joujou (toy) , that refers to the supernatural power ascribed to an object; or fetish. It can also refer to the use of such objects, making it a form of witchcraft.
  • Ju00F9ju00FA is a style of Nigerian popular music, derived from traditional Yoruba percussion. The name comes from a Yoruba word "juju" or "jiju" meaning "throwing" or "something being thrown." Juju music did not derive its name from juju, which "is a form of magic and the use of magic objects or witchcraft common in West Africa, Haiti, Cuba and other South American nations...
  • JuJu is an album by Wayne Shorter, recorded and released on Blue Note in 1964, issued as BLP 4182 and BST 84182.
  • Juju is one of the seven districts on the island of Rotuma, a dependency of Fiji. It includes the villages of Juju, Toai, and Haga.
  • Juju (1970) was the first album recorded by the rock band Gass and featured guitarist Peter Green, who had just left Fleetwood Mac at this time. The album was withdrawn soon after it was released to retail outlets and re-issued as Gass
  • Juju is the fourth album by the British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. After a slightly electronic bent made on a few tracks of their last album, the Banshees returned to a guitar-based sound for Juju, due to the now-official new Banshees guitarist, John McGeoch. ...
  • Pidgin term for 'medicines' covering all kinds of transformative agencies including ancestral stones, herbal medicines and masquerades (ie associations, societies, etc.)