# juju
## English
### Alternative forms

* ju-ju, jou-jou

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈd͡ʒuːd͡ʒu/, enPR: jo͞oʹjo͞o
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

juju (countable and uncountable, plural jujus)
* (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.
* (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“it doesn't matter if we all die: the cure's unholy trinity”, in Darren Ambrose, editor, K-punk: the collected and unpublished writings of Mark Fisher (2004–2016), London: Repeater Books, →ISBN:The blues juju—or jou-jou—relies upon the enjoyment of desires that cannot be satisfied.
* (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)
* (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)
* Synonym of jùjú (“music genre”)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Originally a slang term, from English juju.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjuju/, [ˈjuju]
* Rhymes: -uju
* Hyphenation: ju‧ju

### Noun

juju (colloquial)
* 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?
* 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

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

### References

* ↑ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “juju”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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
* Old man.

#### Synonyms

* jujunmarra (avoidance)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʒuˈʒu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʒuˈʒu/
* Hyphenation: ju‧ju

### Noun

juju m (plural jujus)
* (Brazil, colloquial) Synonym of juliet

## Spanish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Compare such expressive terms as English hoo-ha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxuxu/ [ˈxu.xu]
* Rhymes: -uxu
* Syllabification: ju‧ju

### Noun

juju f (plural jujus)
* (Spain, slang) pussy, cunt, snatch (vagina)