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voodoo Definition


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voodoo
noun voodoos
    1. Witchcraft of a type originally practised by the Black peoples of the West Indies and southern US.
    2. The beliefs and practices of the religious cult that developed it, including serpent-worship and human sacrifice.
verb
    voodoos, voodooed, voodooing
    1. To bewitch someone or something using, or as if using, voodoo methods.
Etymology: 19c: from vodu (in various W African languages) spirit or demon.



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