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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  • Something of a memento mori, the necklace flips the script on the beetle's role as the harbinger of untimely death in the original film and becomes instead a protective talisman for its wearer.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In a post-Bruno Guimaraes world, Newcastle are searching for a new talisman.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • An international team of roughly 60 researchers from 13 countries was excavating the site when the amulet was discovered.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Filled with '90s nostalgia and amulets lifted straight from the original film, this collection spans necklaces, charms, rings, earrings and more, all imbued with the spirit of the Owens sisters' supernatural beauty and charisma.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • But by the 2010s, the brand had lost its mojo, with sales plummeting and the company closing hundreds of stores.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mojo
Noun
  • History-making women in front offices and on the sidelines, mascots, and even team names can inspire standing-ovation-worthy choices for a new bundle of joy.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Fanta mascot peers out from a pantry door—the same pantry door that was in the house in Auckland where the Kings moved in 1960.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of mascot

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“Juju.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juju. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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