Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, v. t.
To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence;
to bewitch. [Colloq., U. S.]
Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, n.
A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western
U. S.]
Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, n. [Perh. a var. of voodoo.]
One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.]
Source : WordNet®
hoodoo
n 1: a column of weathered and eccentrically shaped rock; "a tall
sandstone hoodoo"
2: a practitioner of voodoo
3: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
[syn: {juju}, {voodoo}, {fetish}, {fetich}]
4: something believed to bring bad luck
v : bring back luck; be a source of misfortune