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Amulet vs Juju - What's the difference?

amulet | juju |

As nouns the difference between amulet and juju

is that amulet is a kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, evil spirits &/or the supernatural while juju is a fetish or charm believed by west africans to have magical or supernatural powers or juju can be (slang) a marijuana cigarette; a joint.

amulet

English

(wikipedia amulet)

Alternative forms

* amulette (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, evil spirits &/or the supernatural.

    • See also

    * medallion(s) * rosar(y/ies) * talisman(s)

    Anagrams

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    juju

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ju-ju

    Etymology 1

    From a West African language, probably originally from (etyl) joujou.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.
  • The magical or supernatural power of such a charm.
  • A superstitious belief in the karmic consequences of an action or behavior, usually negative in connotation.
    • That's some bad juju .
  • A type of music popular in Nigeria. (See )
    • Derived terms
    * jujuism

    Etymology 2

    Reduplication of -ju- in (marijuana).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
  • * 1940 , (Raymond Chandler), Farewell, My Lovely , Penguin 2010, p. 75:
  • *:‘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.’
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