<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Hoo-doo: African American folk magic practiced predominantly in the southeastern United States through rituals of protection, herbal medicine, charming of objects, and ancestor veneration.</li><li>(In popular culture) bad luck, or a person or thing that brings bad luck.</li><li>Geology: a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape, left by erosion.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(Used with object) Hoo-dooed, hoo-dooing: (In popular culture) to bring or cause bad luck to.</li></ul>