juju

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 jo͞oʹjo͞o

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers. countable
    — 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.
  2. A marijuana cigarette; a joint. slang
    — ‘I knew a guy once who smoked jujus,’ she said. ‘Three highballs and three sticks of tea and it took a pipe wrench to get him off the chandelier.’
  3. Synonym of jùjú (“music genre”). uncountable
  4. The magical or supernatural power of such a charm. uncountable
    — 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.
  5. The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior. countable,informal,uncountable
    — That's some bad juju.

词形变化

jujus plural ju-ju alternative jou-jou alternative jujus plural ju-ju alternative jou-jou alternative ju-ju alternative jou-jou alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
jujuism jujuist jujuman

词源

词源 1
From a West African language, probably originally from French joujou.
词源 2
Reduplication of -ju- in marijuana.
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