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- [voo-doo]
- /ˈvu du/
- /ˈvuː.duː/
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- [voo-doo]
- /ˈvu du/
Definitions of voodoo word
- noun plural voodoo Also, vodun. a polytheistic religion practiced chiefly by West Indians, deriving principally from African cult worship and containing elements borrowed from the Catholic religion. 1
- noun plural voodoo a person who practices this religion. 1
- noun plural voodoo a fetish or other object of voodoo worship. 1
- noun plural voodoo a group of magical and ecstatic rites associated with voodoo. 1
- noun plural voodoo (not in technical use) black magic; sorcery. 1
- adjective voodoo of, pertaining to, associated with, or practicing voodoo. 1
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Origin of voodoo
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20, Americanism; < Louisiana French, earlier vandoux, vandoo < a West African source perhaps akin to Ewe vodũ demon
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Parts of speech for Voodoo
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voodoo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
voodoo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for voodoo
verb voodoo
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bewitch — If someone or something bewitches you, you are so attracted to them that you cannot think about anything else.
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- call down — to request or invoke
- call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.
noun voodoo
- bewitchment — the state of being bewitched
- black art — black magic
- black magic — magic used for evil purposes by invoking the power of the devil
- conjuration — a magic spell; incantation
- diabolism — activities designed to enlist the aid of devils, esp in witchcraft or sorcery
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