voodoo doll
A poppet; a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to…A poppet; a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to galvanize some change in them by modifying the doll, often by inserting pins and needles or by binding it.
» I made a Tom voodoo doll.
Meaning
1 sensesA poppet; a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to galvanize some change in them by modifying the doll, often by inserting pins and needles or by binding it.
Examples
4 sentencesI made a Tom voodoo doll.
Oleg found a voodoo doll in the drawer.
Oleg stabbed the voodoo doll with a dagger.
Oleg found voodoo dolls in Rima’s liquor cabinet.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From a mistaken belief that the use of such effigies features in the voodoo religion of eiFrom a mistaken belief that the use of such effigies features in the voodoo religion of either Haiti or Louisiana.
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Forms
plural: voodoo dolls| Singular | voodoo doll |
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