"wooish" meaning in All languages combined

See wooish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more wooish [comparative], most wooish [superlative]
Etymology: woo + -ish; see woo woo. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|woo|ish}} woo + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} wooish (comparative more wooish, superlative most wooish)
  1. (informal, derogatory) Having or relating to supernatural or pseudoscientific beliefs. Tags: derogatory, informal Categories (topical): Pseudoscience

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