juju

[ joo-joo ]

/ ˈdʒu dʒu /

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noun

an object venerated superstitiously and used as a fetish or amulet by tribal peoples of West Africa.

the magical power attributed to such an object.

a ban or interdiction effected by it.

Origin of juju

1890–95; allegedly <Hausa jūjū fetish

OTHER WORDS FROM juju

ju·ju·ism, nounju·ju·ist, noun

Words nearby juju

juicer, juice up, juicy, Juiz de Fora, jujitsu, juju, jujube, Jujuy, juke, jukebox, jukebox musical

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Example sentences from the Web for juju

Good Morning America anchor Juju Chang asked Smart how she had found the courage to testify against her captor Mitchell.
Elizabeth Smart on How She Survived Her Kidnapping|Liz Goodwin|March 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Juju Chang is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and news anchor for Good Morning America .
Hope After An Unspeakable Crime|JuJu Chang|August 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Juju Chang, Deborah Roberts and Elizabeth Vargas report, while John Stossel apparently gets the hell outta there.
Beyond Ryan Seacrest|Nicole Ankowski|December 28, 2008|DAILY BEAST
They took the food and money which the visitors brought, and then said the juju wanted a living offering.
The White Queen of Okoyong|W.P. Livingstone

Answer that it is I, Juju, and you will be speaking the truth.
Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo|Louis Guimbaud
But who in all the Dogon had ever witnessed such a juju man?
Black Man's Burden|Dallas McCord Reynolds
They were found buried and covered with blood, some of them having been used amongst the apparatus of their Juju sacrifices.
Antique Works of Art from Benin|Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers
Now the juju tree is where the god of a village is supposed to live, and his men were horror-struck.
The White Queen of Okoyong|W.P. Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for juju

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 of juju

jujuism, nounjujuist, noun

Word Origin for juju

C19: probably from Hausa djudju evil spirit, fetish

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单词	juju
释义	juju [ joo-joo ] / ˈdʒu dʒu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR juju ON THESAURUS.COM noun an object venerated superstitiously and used as a fetish or amulet by tribal peoples of West Africa. the magical power attributed to such an object. a ban or interdiction effected by it. Origin of juju 1890–95; allegedly <Hausa jūjū fetish OTHER WORDS FROM juju ju·ju·ism, nounju·ju·ist, noun Words nearby juju juicer, juice up, juicy, Juiz de Fora, jujitsu, juju, jujube, Jujuy, juke, jukebox, jukebox musical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for juju Good Morning America anchor Juju Chang asked Smart how she had found the courage to testify against her captor Mitchell. Elizabeth Smart on How She Survived Her Kidnapping\|Liz Goodwin\|March 12, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Juju Chang is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and news anchor for Good Morning America . Hope After An Unspeakable Crime\|JuJu Chang\|August 27, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Juju Chang, Deborah Roberts and Elizabeth Vargas report, while John Stossel apparently gets the hell outta there. Beyond Ryan Seacrest\|Nicole Ankowski\|December 28, 2008\|DAILY BEAST They took the food and money which the visitors brought, and then said the juju wanted a living offering. The White Queen of Okoyong\|W.P. Livingstone Answer that it is I, Juju, and you will be speaking the truth. Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo\|Louis Guimbaud But who in all the Dogon had ever witnessed such a juju man? Black Man's Burden\|Dallas McCord Reynolds They were found buried and covered with blood, some of them having been used amongst the apparatus of their Juju sacrifices. Antique Works of Art from Benin\|Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers Now the juju tree is where the god of a village is supposed to live, and his men were horror-struck. The White Queen of Okoyong\|W.P. Livingstone British Dictionary definitions for juju 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 of juju jujuism, nounjujuist, noun Word Origin for juju C19: probably from Hausa djudju evil spirit, fetish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to juju phylactery, trinket, amulet, talisman, fetish, mascot, periapt, rabbit's foot
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juju

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