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Hoodoo

ˈhuːduː

Hoodoo definitions
noun
hoodoo hoodoos
  1. a run of bad luck associated with a particular person, group, or activity

    "the hoodoo continued on Saturday as City went down 1–0"

    • a person or thing that brings or causes bad luck
  2. a folk religion combining traditional African rites with elements from other religious traditions, practised in parts of the southern US

    "ancient armies that were put to sleep by some form of hoodoo"

  3. a column or pinnacle of weathered rock

    "a towering sandstone hoodoo"

verb
hoodoos hoodooing hoodooed hoodoo
  1. bewitch

    "she's hoodooed you"

    cast a spell on put a spell on enchant
    • bring bad luck to

      "a fine player, but repeatedly hoodooed"