[hoo.doo] n, pl hoodoos [of African origin; akin to Hausa hu'du'ba to arouse resentment] (1875) 1: a body of practices of sympathetic magic traditional esp. 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 -- hoo.doo.ism n
[2]hoodoo vt (1886): to cast a spell on; broadly: to be a source of misfortune to