Juju

Quick meaning: Juju is a noun meaning (countable) A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The magical or supernatural power of such a charm.
2. (informal) The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior.
3. Synonym of jùjú (“music genre”).
4. (slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.

Example Sentences

That's some bad juju.

The blues juju—or jou-jou—relies upon the enjoyment of desires that cannot be satisfied.

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.

‘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.’

Word Forms

• jujus
• ju-ju

Synonyms for juju

Depending on context, synonyms include fetish, hoodoo, fetich, voodoo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich, ju-ju, wanga.

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