HOODOO


Meaning of HOODOO in English

/hooh"dooh/ , n. , pl. hoodoos , v. , hoodooed, hoodooing .

n.

1. voodoo.

2. bad luck.

3. a person or thing that brings bad luck.

4. Geol. a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape, left by erosion.

v.t.

5. to bring or cause bad luck to.

[ 1870-75, Amer.; appar. var of VOODOO ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .