voodoo /ˈvuːduː/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.Years later, she had found out about the Voodoo drink - a concoction of rum, gunpowder, grave-dirt and human blood. She almost retched as the taste came back to her mouth. — 1954 •The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo. •Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo. •(old-fashioned) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories. — 1889 verb1 •To bewitch someone or something using voodooHe claimed his neighbor had voodooed him. formsvoodooed · voodooing · voodoos
