[Ads-l] Antedating of "Hoodoo" (Verb)

Shapiro, Fred 00001ac016895344-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Wed Jan 7 21:38:13 UTC 2026


hoodoo, v. (OED 1868)

1858 Daily Butte Record (Oroville, Cal.) 16 Apr. 2/3 (Newspapers.com)

D. Hume, the "mejum," has been to Holland, and has "hoo-dooed" the queen of that land of dykes.

Fred Shapiro

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