Found 2 items, similar to hoodoo.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hoodoo 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hoodoo Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, v. t. To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch. [Colloq., U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\ (h[=oo]"d[=oo]), n. [Perh. a var. of voodoo.] 1. One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. Same as voodoo. [PJC] 3. Bad luck. [PJC] Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, n. A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western U. S.] “I watched for hours as the shadows moved through the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon park.” [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]