Definition of "voodoo" in English

noun

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

2. The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.

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

   • I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.

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

verb

1. To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

   • He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.