Synonyms for hoodoo
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Fairy chimney — A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
- n. 2
A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
Forms
- Plural
- hoodoos → voodoos, fetishes, ju-jus, jinxes…
Example sentences
- voodoo Oleg found voodoo dolls in Rima’s liquor cabinet.
- jinx If you always think negatively, you can jinx yourself.
By length
- 4 letters
- jinx1
- 6 letters
- fetish2, voodoo2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fetish2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cheminée de fée