Antonyms for hoodoo


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hoo-doo
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhu du


Definition of hoodoo

Origin :
  • "one who practices voodoo," 1870, American English, probably an alteration of voodoo. Meaning "something that causes or brings bad luck" is attested from 1880.
  • verb jinx
Example sentences :
  • But Rockland had a pitcher who more than once proved a hoodoo for Camden.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish
  • Well, if this hasn't been a hoodoo cruise from Boston, I don't know a thing!
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish
  • "Tell us a story about a hoodoo, Uncle Jonah," Hortense begged.
  • Extract from : « The Cat in Grandfather's House » by Carl Henry Grabo
  • If it didn't go it was a hoodoo—a black shadow—and he wanted no more to do with it.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Gerhardt » by Theodore Dreiser
  • There's got to be an end to this hoodoo business in my house.
  • Extract from : « The Faith Healer » by William Vaughn Moody
  • They told us in New Orleans that this red lure was a hoodoo.
  • Extract from : « The Red Lure » by Roy J. Snell
  • Lock No. 13 was true to its hoodoo, and gave us some trouble.
  • Extract from : « The houseboat book » by William F. Waugh
  • One word from you to the money gang takes the hoodoo off us.
  • Extract from : « The Landloper » by Holman Day
  • Carl thought that was their hoodoo day, but he had occasion to change his mind.
  • Extract from : « Motor Matt's Mystery » by Stanley R. Matthews
  • Oh, theres been a hoodoo on me since I showed aginst the Sunday-school picnic!
  • Extract from : « Short Sixes » by H. C. Bunner

Synonyms for hoodoo

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