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Juju

/ˈdʒuːdʒu/

A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.

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📖 Definitions of "Juju"

noun

1
A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.
2
The magical or supernatural power of such a charm.
3
The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior.
"That's some bad juju."

🔄 Synonyms of "Juju"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fetishnoun	(countable, uncountable) Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body.
hoodoonoun	(chiefly US) Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
fetichnoun	Dated form of fetish. [Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.]
voodoonoun	Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Juju"

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Word	Definition
voodoonoun	Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
hoodoonoun	(chiefly US) Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
fetishnoun	(countable, uncountable) Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body.
fetichnoun	Dated form of fetish. [Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.]
ju-junoun	Alternative spelling of juju. [(countable) A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.]
wanganoun	(voodoo) A magic spell or charm.
jujumannoun	A practitioner of juju magic.
ouanganoun	A voodoo talisman that houses a spirit.
juju mannoun	Alternative form of jujuman. [A practitioner of juju magic.]
saphienoun	A West African talisman or charm.
goozoonoun	(Jamaica) obeah, folk magic
jujuismnoun	The practice of juju.
africanjujuismnoun	(fantasy) An Afrocentric subgenre of fantasy fiction that draws on African spiritualities and cosmologies.
voodooismnoun	(uncountable) A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.
jumbinoun	Alternative spelling of jumbie. [(chiefly Caribbean) A ghost or evil spirit.]
jadoonoun	(North India, Pakistan) Magic, sorcery.
obeahnoun	A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
jungle fevernoun	(slang, derogatory) Attraction of a person of non-African descent towards people of African descent.
langajnoun	(voodoo) A sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian voodoo rituals.
kanzonoun	A voodoo initiation ceremony.