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mojo

UK/ˈməʊd͡ʒəʊ//ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ/

mojo noun: a magic spell or hex. Also the alternative form of moio.

Noun (1)

mojo (countable and uncountable, plural mojos or mojoes)

  1. (countable) A magic spell or hex.
  2. (countable) An object (such as a charm or amulet) used to cast magic spells, especially in hoodoo.
    • A doney, for instance, is a woman of worse than doubtful morals, and a nation sack is a cloth pouch worn on a string around the neck for holding mojos and small change.1991 July/August, Shelby Foote, “When Robert Johnson Sings”, in American Heritage, volume 42, number 4
  3. (uncountable) Spellcraft, hoodoo.
  4. (informal) Supernatural skill; exceptional luck, success, or power.
    • I haven’t seen much mojo in the state Legislature for that or any other major intervention, though. Hey, lawmakers, you should check out the test scores for your own school districts. It might be yours are needing some help, too, maybe even more so than Seattle.2022 February 12, Danny Westneat, “The reason voters see past the terrible headlines with Seattle schools”, in The Seattle Times
  5. (slang) Personal magnetism; charm; that which makes one successful and liked, viewed as an inherent power that can be present or absent.
    • Still reeling from the 2023 Voice loss, Albanese struggled until the start of this year to regain his mojo. Polls relentlessly showed the prime minister was on the nose with voters weary over the cost of living.2025 May 8, Jacob Greber, “How Peter Dutton’s Wile E Coyote campaign flew off the cliff”, in ABC News
  6. (slang) Sex appeal; sex drive.
    • Look at the way the chicks are checking out Daniel on the dancefloor. He's still got plenty of mojo.
  7. (slang) An illegal drug, especially morphine or other narcotics.
  8. (slang, usually) A telecopier; a fax machine.

Verb

mojo (third-person singular simple present mojos, present participle mojoing, simple past and past participle mojoed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To cast a magic spell on or jinx (someone).
  2. (informal, transitive) To annoy or bother (someone).

Noun (2)

mojo (countable and uncountable, plural mojos)

  1. Any of various sauces originating in the Canary Islands and made with olive oil, peppers, garlic, paprika, and other spices.
    • I know I want one more satisfying starch, and I’m debating between Yewande Komolafe’s plantains with beans and Von Diaz’s yuca coated in a warm, garlicky mojo.2021 November 8, Tejal Rao, “Sidesgiving”, in The New York Times

Noun (3) capitalized: Mojo

Mojo (plural Mojos or Mojo)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Moxo.

Proper noun capitalized: Mojo

Mojo

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Moxo.

Also used as

mojo is also the alternative form of moio.

mojo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

mojo in Hindi

मोजो, मोज़ो, मोजू

mojo in Tamil

மோஜோ, மொஜோ, மொஜொ

mojo in Marathi

मोजो

mojo in Urdu

موجو, موزو
More languagesFewer languages
mojo in Bengali
মোজো
mojo in Telugu
మోజో, మొజో, మోజోకు
mojo in Malayalam
മോജോ, മൊജോ, മൊജൊ
mojo in Kannada
ಮೊಜೊ, ಮೋಜೋ, ಮೋಜೊ
mojo in Punjabi
ਮੋਜੋ, ਮੋਜ਼ੋ, ਮੋਜੂ
mojo in Gujarati
મોજો, મોજૂ, મોજુ
mojo in Odia
ମୋଜୋ, ମୋଜୋକୁ
mojo in Nepali
मोजो

Synonyms of mojo

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Forms of mojo

Noun
pluralmojos
pluralmojoes
pluralMojos
pluralMojo
Verb
third-person singular presentmojos
present participlemojoing
past participlemojoed
pastmojoed

Plural of mojo: mojos or mojoes

Origin of mojo

Probably of Creole origin, cognate with Gullah moco (“witchcraft”), Fula moco'o (“medicine man”). The origin of the drug sense is uncertain, possibly related to Spanish mojar (“to toast (celebrate with a drink)”).

Borrowed from Spanish mojo.

Words formed from mojo

Phrases with mojo

Words that rhyme with mojo

Questions about mojo

What does mojo mean?
Mojo means a magic spell or hex.
What is mojo in Hindi?
Mojo in Hindi is मोजो, मोज़ो, मोजू. See Mojo meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is mojo?
Mojo can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mojo?
Mojo is pronounced /ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of mojo?
The plural of mojo is mojos.

Words near mojo in the dictionary

  1. mojitoritas
  2. mojitos
  3. mojitotini
  4. mojitotinis
  5. Mojmir
  6. mojo
  7. mojo hand
  8. mojo hands
  9. mojoed
  10. mojoes
  11. mojoing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mojo (page history and authors); Mojo (page history and authors); mojo (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mojo (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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