juju

noun5

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.

   • They are believed to be "Ju-Ju" or were-leopards, and in this guise to roam through the forest in bands, bent on evil and destruction. — 1936
3. •
   (informal) The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior.

   • That's some bad juju.
4. •
   A genre of popular Nigerian music that comes from traditional Yoruba percussion traditions.
5. •
   (slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.

   • ‘I knew a guy once who smoked jujus,’ she said. ‘Three highballs and three sticks of tea and it took a pipe wrench to get him off the chandelier.’ — 1940