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juju
[ joo-joo ]
noun
- an object venerated superstitiously and used as a fetish or amulet in West African spiritual practices.
- the magical power attributed to such an object.
- Informal. an emanating aura or supernatural force: The team chalked up that string of unfortunate losses to bad juju on the road.
The charismatic lead singer has serious juju.
The team chalked up that string of unfortunate losses to bad juju on the road.
juju
/ ˈdʒuːdʒuː /
noun
- an object superstitiously revered by certain W African peoples and used as a charm or fetish
- the power associated with a juju
- a taboo effected by a juju
- any process in which a mystery is exploited to confuse people
Derived Forms
- ˈjujuist, noun
- ˈjujuism, noun
Other Words From
- ju·ju·ism noun
- ju·ju·ist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of juju1
Word History and Origins
Origin of juju1
Example Sentences
When my Juju bathing suit arrived, I was ecstatic and couldn’t wait to try it on.
Good Morning America anchor Juju Chang asked Smart how she had found the courage to testify against her captor Mitchell.
Juju Chang is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and news anchor for Good Morning America .
Juju Chang, Deborah Roberts and Elizabeth Vargas report, while John Stossel apparently gets the hell outta there.
Now the juju tree is where the god of a village is supposed to live, and his men were horror-struck.
At Arochuku they went down the gorge to the juju house, at the door of which they found a white goat starving to death.
They took the food and money which the visitors brought, and then said the juju wanted a living offering.
When the time came to make the pulpit and seats, he said: "We want wood, cut down the juju tree."
"I be missionary boy, sah, and savvy them JuJu palaver be all dam fraud," he stated in the coast English.
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