juju

See also: jujú, jùjú, jūjū, ju-ju, and jǔjǔ

English

Alternative forms

• ju-ju, jou-jou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːd͡ʒu/, enPR: jo͞oʹjo͞o

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Etymology 1

From a West African language, probably originally from French joujou.

Noun

juju (countable and uncountable, plural jujus)

1. (countable) A fetish or charm believed by West Africans to have magical or supernatural powers.
   • 1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 763:

     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. (uncountable) The magical or supernatural power of such a charm.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 168:

     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.

   • 2010, Jennifer Egan, “Selling the General”, in A Visit from the Goon Squad:

     The party had nominal hosts, all famous, but the real hostess, as everyone knew, was La Doll, who had more connections and access and juju than all of those people combined.

   • 2018, Mark Fisher, “it doesn't matter if we all die: the cure's unholy trinity”, in Darren Ambrose, editor, K-punk: the collected and unpublished writings of Mark Fisher (2004–2016), London: Repeater Books, →ISBN:

     The blues juju—or jou-jou—relies upon the enjoyment of desires that cannot be satisfied.

3. (informal) The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior.

   That's some bad juju.

Derived terms

• jujuism
• jujuman

Etymology 2

Reduplication of -ju- in marijuana.

Noun

juju (plural jujus)

1. (slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
   • 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 75:

     ‘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.’

Etymology 3

Noun

juju (uncountable)

1. Synonym of jùjú (“music genre”)

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a slang term, from English juju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuju/, [ˈjuju]
• Rhymes: -uju
• Syllabification^(key): ju‧ju

Noun

juju (colloquial)

1. catch, hitch, snag, kicker (problem or unexpected difficulty in a deal, negotiation or task)

   Kuulostaa hyvältä idealta, mutta mikä on homman juju?

   It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?

2. trick (effective, clever or quick way of doing something, the "secret")

   Homman juju on laskea kortit tarkasti.

   The trick of it is to count the cards carefully.

Declension

Inflection of juju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		juju	jujut
genitive		jujun	jujujen
partitive		jujua	jujuja
illative		jujuun	jujuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		juju	jujut
accusative	nom.	juju	jujut
	gen.	jujun
genitive		jujun	jujujen
partitive		jujua	jujuja
inessive		jujussa	jujuissa
elative		jujusta	jujuista
illative		jujuun	jujuihin
adessive		jujulla	jujuilla
ablative		jujulta	jujuilta
allative		jujulle	jujuille
essive		jujuna	jujuina
translative		jujuksi	jujuiksi
abessive		jujutta	jujuitta
instructive		—	jujuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of juju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jujuni jujuni accusative nom. jujuni jujuni gen. jujuni genitive jujuni jujujeni partitive jujuani jujujani inessive jujussani jujuissani elative jujustani jujuistani illative jujuuni jujuihini adessive jujullani jujuillani ablative jujultani jujuiltani allative jujulleni jujuilleni essive jujunani jujuinani translative jujukseni jujuikseni abessive jujuttani jujuittani instructive — — comitative — jujuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jujusi jujusi accusative nom. jujusi jujusi gen. jujusi genitive jujusi jujujesi partitive jujuasi jujujasi inessive jujussasi jujuissasi elative jujustasi jujuistasi illative jujuusi jujuihisi adessive jujullasi jujuillasi ablative jujultasi jujuiltasi allative jujullesi jujuillesi essive jujunasi jujuinasi translative jujuksesi jujuiksesi abessive jujuttasi jujuittasi instructive — — comitative — jujuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jujumme jujumme accusative nom. jujumme jujumme gen. jujumme genitive jujumme jujujemme partitive jujuamme jujujamme inessive jujussamme jujuissamme elative jujustamme jujuistamme illative jujuumme jujuihimme adessive jujullamme jujuillamme ablative jujultamme jujuiltamme allative jujullemme jujuillemme essive jujunamme jujuinamme translative jujuksemme jujuiksemme abessive jujuttamme jujuittamme instructive — — comitative — jujuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jujunne jujunne accusative nom. jujunne jujunne gen. jujunne genitive jujunne jujujenne partitive jujuanne jujujanne inessive jujussanne jujuissanne elative jujustanne jujuistanne illative jujuunne jujuihinne adessive jujullanne jujuillanne ablative jujultanne jujuiltanne allative jujullenne jujuillenne essive jujunanne jujuinanne translative jujuksenne jujuiksenne abessive jujuttanne jujuittanne instructive — — comitative — jujuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jujunsa jujunsa accusative nom. jujunsa jujunsa gen. jujunsa genitive jujunsa jujujensa partitive jujuaan jujuansa jujujaan jujujansa inessive jujussaan jujussansa jujuissaan jujuissansa elative jujustaan jujustansa jujuistaan jujuistansa illative jujuunsa jujuihinsa adessive jujullaan jujullansa jujuillaan jujuillansa ablative jujultaan jujultansa jujuiltaan jujuiltansa allative jujulleen jujullensa jujuilleen jujuillensa essive jujunaan jujunansa jujuinaan jujuinansa translative jujukseen jujuksensa jujuikseen jujuiksensa abessive jujuttaan jujuttansa jujuittaan jujuittansa instructive — — comitative — jujuineen jujuinensa

Derived terms

• jujuttaa

 

Further reading

• “juju”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Panyjima

Noun

juju

1. Old man.

Synonyms

• jujunmarra (avoidance)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈʒu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈʒu/

• Hyphenation: ju‧ju

Noun

juju m (plural jujus)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) Synonym of juliet

Spanish

Etymology

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Compare such expressive terms as English hoo-ha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxuxu/ [ˈxu.xu]
• Rhymes: -uxu
• Syllabification: ju‧ju

Noun

juju f (plural jujus)

1. (Spain, slang) pussy, cunt, snatch (vagina)