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Definition woo-woo in American English

woo-woo noun

noun
1

superstitious or irrational beliefs, such as the belief that it is possible to talk to dead people

Example

The Skeptic's Dictionary has several hundred examples of mystical, spiritual, irrational, pseudoscientific, or anti-scientific New Age beliefs that many skeptics consider to be woo-woo.

2

also used as an adjective

Example

This may all sound a bit woo-woo, but...

Definition woo-woo in American English