voodoo
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/ˈvuːduː/
English
Definitions
noun
- Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
- The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
- Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.“I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.”
- One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
verb
- To bewitch someone or something using voodoo“He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.”