# voodoo doll

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A poppet; a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to galvanize some change in them by modifying the doll, often by inserting pins and needles or by binding it.

## Etymology
From a mistaken belief that the use of such effigies features in the voodoo religion of either Haiti or Louisiana.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/voodoo-doll