See Also: juju(1)(dictionary)
juju(2)(dictionary)

juju(1) (iou)



juju noun1. Also ju-ju. E17.
[W. African, prob. from French joujou plaything, redupl. formation from jouer to play from Latin jocare.]
A charm, amulet, fetish, or idol of some W. African peoples; the supernatural or magical power believed to be associated with such an object; a ban or interdiction effected by this (cf. TABOO noun). Also, the system of observances connected with such objects.
W. Soyinka He arrested somebody for using bad juju against another man. That man nearly died. R. West She was a ju-ju, she controlled the natural forces which permit us to live.
jujuism noun the system of beliefs and observances connected with jujus L19.