juju
/ˈd͡ʒuːd͡ʒu/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.97 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "She shivered and a whole host of dark memories clustered round her. Above all, she remembered that first time in the Houmfor where her black nurse had once taken her as a child. 'It do yuh no harm, Missy. Dis powerful good juju. Care fe yuh res 'f yo life.'"
- "The party had nominal hosts, all famous, but the real hostess, as everyone knew, was La Doll, who had more connections and access and juju than all of those people combined."
- "The blues juju—or jou-jou—relies upon the enjoyment of desires that cannot be satisfied."
- "That's some bad juju."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: joujou
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.