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Juju

//ˈd͡ʒuːd͡ʒu// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers. countable

    "Pendants round the neck, bangles round the wrists or ankles, potatoes or nutmegs in the pocket are as old or older than civilisation, carrying the same prophylactic magic as any juju in an African witchdoctor's armamentarium."

  2. 2
    A marijuana cigarette; a joint. slang

    "‘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.’"

  3. 3
    Synonym of jùjú (“music genre”). uncountable
  4. 4
    a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers wordnet
  5. 5
    The magical or supernatural power of such a charm. uncountable

    "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."

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  1. 6
    the power associated with a juju wordnet
  2. 7
    The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior. countable, informal, uncountable

    "That's some bad juju."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a West African language, probably originally from French joujou.

Etymology 2

Reduplication of -ju- in marijuana.

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