Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hoodoo

Hoodoo (ho"do) , noun

[Perh. a var. of voodoo.]

1.
One who causes bad luck. [Colloquial]
2.
Same as voodoo.
3.
Bad luck.

Hoodoo , transitive verb

To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence; to bewitch. [Colloquial, United States]

Hoodoo , noun

A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western United States]
I watched for hours as the shadows moved through the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon park.