juju

noun

Definition of jujunext
as in gris-gris

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Recent Examples of juju Watching MacKinnon take a puck to the right knee late in the second stanza portended the wrong kind of juju. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 May 2026 Or maybe all McIlroy’s bad juju this week will call in its debts, and this week at Aronimink will end in a whimper. — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 17 May 2026 Baseball has always been a sport that believes in the occult — in juju and curses and superstitions. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 3 May 2026 Needless to say, the Giants' good juju took a turn for the worse. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for juju
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juju
  1. gris-gris
  2. talisman
  3. amulet
  4. mojo
  5. mascot
Noun
  • Often these assemblages of items are tied together in a bundle or bag and may be referred to as hands, mojos, or gris-gris.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of gris-gris
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  • As the legend goes, the designer found a metal star on the streets of Paris early in his career, then kept it as a talisman.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Spain’s superpower was a coherent tactical system that no other national team — or their respective talismans — could find an answer to.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of talisman
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  • As for the Speed, the museum returned three ceremonial objects (a rattle, a beaded pipe bag, and a beaded turtle amulet) and 21 other items, among them beaded pouches and bags, moccasins, a coup stick, a cradleboard, and a lance.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters hoisted their children toward her or presented her with gifts—amulets, handwritten notes, rosaries, prayer cards.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 23 July 2026
Definition of amulet
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  • Vytas, living at home with his parents and adrift, volunteers to pack supplies and joins performance-art protests covered in red paint, using the experience in part to get his mojo back as a creative.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Ternus, a longtime Apple executive, is taking the top role as Apple faces investor pressure related to its AI endeavors and whether Ternus can bring back some of the company’s old product design mojo, Fortune reported last month.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of mojo
Noun
  • The name ties into the mascot for Chinatown Food Market at 202 Grand Blvd.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Because the mascots, the pageantry, the tribal nature of it, the excitement around it.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of mascot

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“Juju.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juju. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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