dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/voo_MW.json
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{
"voodoo":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a hexed object : charm":[],
": a person who deals in spells and necromancy":[],
": a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti":[],
": a sorcerer's spell : hex":[],
": based on highly improbable suppositions : extremely implausible or unrealistic":[
"voodoo economics"
],
": of, relating to, or practicing voodoo":[
"voodoo rituals"
],
": to bewitch by or as if by means of voodoo : hex":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"found a voodoo who was willing to put a hex on the man who had jilted her",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Specifically, the rhythms in this song conjure up images of voodoo rituals, in some sort of midnight rendezvous with our unreliable narrator. \u2014 Tim Moffatt, EW.com , 10 June 2022",
"Shirataki come from the root of the konjac plant, which resembles a purple peace lily and is also known as devil\u2019s tongue or voodoo lily. \u2014 Chihiro Tomioka, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 May 2022",
"However, one photo sure to get tongues wagging in the comments section was a snapshot of the pair\u2019s hands\u2026with matching voodoo doll tattoos on their left ring fingers. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 17 May 2022",
"The team has ruled out voodoo hexes and magic, and some \u2014 but not all \u2014 have discounted psychological hurdles. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Apr. 2022",
"Trans youth don\u2019t need fear-mongering goober politicians trying to \u2018fix them\u2019 with red state voodoo . \u2014 J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al , 10 Mar. 2022",
"When the voodoo -doll streak was broken, so was the winning streak. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
"The other tomes were globe-trotting thrillers that featured power-mad millionaires, black-market warheads, pimps, voodoo priests and a solid gold katana, plus a not-infrequent level of casualties. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Feb. 2022",
"The middle room will have a New Orleans/ voodoo theme, with hanging skulls, red curtains and paintings of tarot cards. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 15 Dec. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"In fact, during the mid-60s, Bo was the funkiest cat of them all, a trait reflected in this 1966 collaboration with Art Neville that sounds like Otis Redding zapped with voodoo magic. \u2014 Ron Hart, Billboard , 23 July 2019",
"Customers who feel they\u2019ve been overcharged, customers who talk about one-hour hold times with customer service, customers who think the explanations given for their bills is voodoo economics. \u2014 Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times , 15 Jan. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1880, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Louisiana Creole voudou , probably from Ewe v\u00f3d\u0169 tutelary deity":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u00fc"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"charmer",
"conjurer",
"conjuror",
"enchanter",
"mage",
"Magian",
"magician",
"magus",
"necromancer",
"sorcerer",
"voodooist",
"witch",
"wizard"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110632",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"voodooism":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the practice of witchcraft":[],
": voodoo sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"voodooism is condemned by several religions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With origins in voodooism in colonial Haiti, zombies have for decades served as a social allegory providing biting (ahem) commentary in the U.S. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u00fc-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bewitchery",
"bewitchment",
"conjuring",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"enchantment",
"ensorcellment",
"magic",
"mojo",
"necromancy",
"sorcery",
"thaumaturgy",
"witchcraft",
"witchery",
"wizardry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200220",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"voodooist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the practice of witchcraft":[],
": voodoo sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[
"voodooism is condemned by several religions",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With origins in voodooism in colonial Haiti, zombies have for decades served as a social allegory providing biting (ahem) commentary in the U.S. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8v\u00fc-(\u02cc)d\u00fc-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bewitchery",
"bewitchment",
"conjuring",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"enchantment",
"ensorcellment",
"magic",
"mojo",
"necromancy",
"sorcery",
"thaumaturgy",
"witchcraft",
"witchery",
"wizardry"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182902",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
}
}