I made some cookies for my husband to take to work for everyone, and they all liked them, but a couple of guys said as long as he didn't bring in anything with coconut in it, because coconut is bad juju. What is this, and why is coconut labled this way? Has anyone else ever heard of this? Weird!
2007-03-23 15:42:29 · 6 answers · asked by Starscape 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
(Sorry, this got put into the wrong category.)
2007-03-23 15:44:00 · update #1
Juju is an object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
The only reference to coconut I found is a Filipino superstition that “If the eye of the coconut is poked, then a baby will be born blind."
2007-03-23 15:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Juju, in West Africa, refers to the supernatural power ascribed to an object or fetish. Juju can be used pejoratively and can be synonymous with witchcraft. American voodoo may originate from the beliefs surrounding juju, such as the manipulation of good and bad spirits. Also, some West Africans who convert to Christianity or Islam refer to aspects of traditional African religions as juju.
The phrase is used in several John le Carre novels - notably Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Juju is also a term used to refer to energy: "Good juju" is good energy, "bad juju" is bad energy. This popular meaning has found its way to television. The ABC series Grey's Anatomy uses the term in the episode "Superstition", as does the CBS series The Unit, in its 2006 episode, "The Kill Zone".
2007-03-23 22:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
could be a religious thing. sounds like something an islander would say. no biggie. just superstitions. and bad juju would be bad luck
2007-03-23 22:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by zxcvzxcv 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad JUJU means bad stuff!I think may be he does NOT like it.
2007-03-23 23:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by nomom1213 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe one of them is allergic to coconut and they wanted to make a joke out of it.
2007-03-23 22:56:14 · answer #5 · answered by waia2000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means that your husband works with a bunch of geeks.
2007-03-23 22:51:01 · answer #6 · answered by who me? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋