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発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊd͡ʒoʊ/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊd͡ʒəʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊdʒəʊ

名詞

mojo (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 mojos または mojoes)

1. (countable) A magic spell or hex.
2. (countable) An object (such as a charm または amulet) used to cast magic spells, especially in hoodoo.
   • 1991 July/August, Shelby Foote, “When Robert Johnson Sings”, in American Heritage‎^[1], volume 42, number 4:

     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.

3. (uncountable) Spellcraft, hoodoo.
4. (informal) Supernatural skill; exceptional luck, success, or power.
   • 2022 February 12, Danny Westneat, “The reason voters see past the terrible headlines with Seattle schools”, in The Seattle Times‎^[2]:

     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.

5. (slang) Personal magnetism; charm.
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.

   After the pandemic closed down the discos, I stopped socializing and have lost my mojo.

7. (slang) An illegal drug, especially morphine or other narcotics.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:recreational drug

8. (slang, usually with "wire") A telecopier; a fax machine.

語源 2

Borrowed from Spanish mojo.

名詞

mojo (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 mojos)

1. Any of various sauces originating in the Canary Islands and made with olive oil, peppers, garlic, paprika, and other spices.
   • 2021 November 8, Tejal Rao, “Sidesgiving”, in The New York Times‎^[3]:

     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.

名詞

mojo (複数形 mojos)

1. Alternative form of moio (“Portuguese dry measure”)

参照

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2023), “mojo n.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang

アナグラム

• JOMO, Jomo, jomo