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juju
[ joo-joo ]
noun
- an object venerated superstitiously and used as a fetish or amulet in West African spiritual practices.
- the magical power attributed to such an object.
- Informal. an emanating aura or supernatural force: The team chalked up that string of unfortunate losses to bad juju on the road.
The charismatic lead singer has serious juju.
The team chalked up that string of unfortunate losses to bad juju on the road.
juju
/ ˈːː /
noun
- an object superstitiously revered by certain W African peoples and used as a charm or fetish
- the power associated with a juju
- a taboo effected by a juju
- any process in which a mystery is exploited to confuse people
Derived Forms
- ˈܾ, noun
- ˈܾ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·· noun
- ·· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of juju1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of juju1
Example Sentences
Have the world-weary shamus and the former Aztec capital lost their noir juju?
It has a whole lot of bad juju associated with stealing it from a community nonprofit.
It could be a mojo bag that rains money and gold, or it could be a juju bag that turns off the gravity in the room or makes it rain actual rain.
After a rough run in the early 2000s, the director Oliver Stone took a shot at recapturing some of his “Natural Born Killers” juju with this 2012 adaptation of Don Winslow’s crime novel.
She joked during our Zoom call that I had good juju.
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