voodoo doll
English
A 4th century CE voodoo doll, Louvre Museum
Etymology
From a mistaken belief that the use of such effigies features in the voodoo religion of either Haiti or Louisiana.
Noun
voodoo doll (plural voodoo dolls)
- A poppet; a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to harm them by harming the doll.
Translations
doll fashioned to resemble a person for malicious magical intent
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