Hoodunky vs Voodoo - What's the difference?

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hoodunky

Not English

Hoodunky has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'hoodunky':

heatingly, hidingly

voodoo

English

(wikipedia voodoo)

Noun

A religion of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin.

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

(pejorative) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.

I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo .

(dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

* 1889 , Longman's Magazine (volume 14, page 557)

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 nonsense.

Alternative forms

* (religion of Africa or the Americas) vodoun, voudoun, vodun, voudou, Voodoo

Synonyms

* (religion) voodooism

Derived terms

* voodoo death * voodoo doll * voodoo economics * voodooism * voodooist * voodoo programming * voodoo science

Verb

(en verb)

To bewitch someone or something using

He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.