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Slava
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Mojo

Postby Slava » Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:36 pm

I'm going to leave this one up to you folks to decide what you think it means. The online definitions don't quite cut it for me, at least in the way I feel it's being used lately.

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Postby Stargzer » Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:48 pm

I think the AHD, Dr. Goodword's favorite, has as good a definition as any:
mojo

SYLLABICATION: mo·jo
PRONUNCIATION: mō' jō'
NOUN: Inflected forms: pl. mo·jos or mo·joes
1. A magic charm or spell. 2. An amulet, often a small flannel bag containing one or more magic items, worn by adherents of hoodoo or voodoo. 3. Personal magnetism; charm.
ETYMOLOGY: Perhaps ultimately from Fula moco'o, medicine man.
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Postby skinem » Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:08 am

This is one of my best friend's name...

The name has fit him as he's been a very successful, hard-working, and he'll be the first to tell you, lucky businessman.
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Postby Perry » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:31 pm

Muddy Waters always had his mojo working. Need I say more?
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