hoodoo [of African origin, related to voodoo] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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  • 1 n.

    something associated with bad luck, as an evil, malignant spell.

    • 2 † n.

      a person of thing that brings bad luck; a jinx or Jonah.

      • 3 † n.

        a curiously-shaped pillar of clay, or cemented gravel, or other material, caused by erosion.

        See also: demoiselle (and picture)