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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Mojo: derivation and meaning? #164602 12/26/2006 1:57 AM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... themilum veteran themilum veteran Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... Hi Charlando, mojo meaning black magic is derived from one of the African languages spoken by black slaves who ended up in New Orleans, Louisiana. Muddy Waters and Lightnin' Hopkins and others popularlized the term through their jump blues in the fifties. Click and listen... http://gofish.about.com/detail.html?gfid=11-6663357 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Mojo: derivation and meaning? Charlando 12/26/2006 12:48 AM Re: Mojo: derivation and meaning? themilum 12/26/2006 1:57 AM Re: Mojo: derivation and meaning? Alex Williams 12/29/2006 1:04 PM Re: Mojo: derivation and meaning? BranShea 01/01/2007 10:24 PM Re: Mojo: derivation and meaning? BranShea 12/30/2006 6:19 PM Re: Mojo: derivation and meaning? Buffalo Shrdlu 12/30/2006 9:15 PM Re: Mojo: derivation and meaning? themilum 12/31/2006 2:34 PM Re: 1948 Dodge BranShea 12/31/2006 5:47 PM Re: 1948 Dodge themilum 01/01/2007 3:15 PM Re: 1948 Dodge--Mojo BranShea 01/01/2007 9:38 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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