mojo

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Given the healthy Democratic majority in the Senate, I'm not sure that his mojo is as critical as it might have been.

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  1. noun A magic charm or spell.
  2. noun An amulet, often a small flannel bag containing one or more magic items, worn by adherents of hoodoo or voodoo.
  3. noun Personal magnetism; charm.

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  • Given the healthy Democratic majority in the Senate, I'm not sure that his mojo is as critical as it might have been. —  RHRealityCheck.org
  • Well, on the morning of Oct. 3, the mojo was there alright. —  Island Packet: Home
  • "You know, if her mojo was up to speed, she'd most likely be aware that we've been sitting around discussing her. —  Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas
  • (voice-over): And one man who is definitely not lost his mojo is the socialite and partygoer Nicky Heslum (ph). —  CNN Transcript May 8, 2005
  • Big mojo, and all bad. —  Shadow Games
 

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  1. Perhaps ultimately from Fula moco'o, medicine man.
 

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