Hi James and List,
Of the myriad slang meanings mojo might have now, I believe the
origin to be in American Hoodoo conjurework. At least the mojo you
hear mentioned in all those old blues songs anyway. It's usually a
small flannel bag or charm that you carry on your person to
"activate" a spell. A lot of general-use mojos are for luck in love,
gambling, etc but get more special-purpose from there.
Can anybody add to this? I'm certainly no authority.
Got my mojo workin',
.aaron shinn
At 3:14 PM +0100 5/8/01, Park, James R S wrote:
>Hey list. Sorry bout my ignorance, but what the hell does Mojo mean? I keep
>on seeing it everywhere, but can't figure out the meaning/origin of the
>word. Thanx in advance: james.
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