n.
Pronunciation: ' hü-( ˌ )dü
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural hoodoos
Etymology: perhaps alteration of voodoo
Date: 1875
1 : a body of practices of sympathetic magic traditional especially among blacks in the southern U.S.
2 : a natural column of rock in western No. America often in fantastic form
3 : something that brings bad luck
4 : NONSENSE , HOKUM
– hoo · doo · ism \ - ˌ i-z ə m \ noun