Voodoo
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To enchant someone or something using voodoo
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A religion of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin. Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
Example sentence: One of our things is that money follows; it does not lead. So we want people that are fired up and passionate about their mission... and people that aren't so married to spreadsheets and thinking that kind of voodoo controls the future. Because it doesn't.
Hoodoo
Part of speech: noun
Definition: African traditional folk magic.A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.something or someone believed to bring bad luck
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to bring bad luck or misfortune