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voodoo

voo·doo [ v d ]


noun  (plural voo·doos)
Definition:
 
1. Caribbean religion: a religion practiced throughout Caribbean countries, especially Haiti, that is a combination of Roman Catholic rituals and animistic beliefs, involving magic and communication with ancestors

2. practitioner of voodoo: a practitioner, priest, or priestess of voodoo

3. supposed magic charm: a charm, spell, or fetish regarded by those who practice voodoo as having magical powers

4. U.S. something without basis: a belief, theory, or method that lacks sufficient evidence or proof



transitive verb  (past and past participle voo·dooed, present participle voo·doo·ing, 3rd person present singular voo·doos)
Definition:
 
cast spell on somebody: to cast a voodoo spell on somebody

[Early 19th century. Via Louisiana French voudou< Fon vodũ "fetish"]
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