juju

Plural: jujus

Noun

• An object believed to have magical powers; a fetish or charm.
• the power associated with a juju
• a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
• A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.
• The magical or supernatural power of such a charm.
• The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior.
• A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
• Synonym of jùjú (“music genre”).

Examples

• He treated his favorite letter ’Q’ as a juju, hoping it would bring a bingo.
• That's some bad juju.

Synonyms

fetich, fetish, hoodoo, voodoo, jùjú