"Ouija" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwiːd͡ʒə/, /ˈwiːd͡ʒi/ Forms: Ouijas [plural]
Rhymes: -iːdʒə Etymology: The popular belief that the word came from French oui (“yes”) + German ja (“yes”) is a misconception. The name is taken from a word spelled out on the board when it was asked to name itself by Helen Peters, sister-in-law of Kennard Company investor Elijah Bond. It is noted in personal letters that Ouija was the name of a woman in a painting above her head at the time, who it is speculated may have in fact been Ouida. Etymology templates: {{nc|fr|oui||yes}} French oui (“yes”), {{nc|de|ja||yes}} German ja (“yes”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Ouija (countable and uncountable, plural Ouijas)
  1. (countable) A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Spiritualism Synonyms: Ouija board, spirit board, talking board, ouija Related terms: ideomotor effect Translations (a board with letters of the alphabet and "yes" and "no"): وْيْجَا (wyjā) (Arabic), ouija (Basque), ouija (Catalan), ouija (Danish), ouija-bræt (Danish), ånden i glasset (Danish), ouijabord (Dutch), literumita tabulo (Esperanto), fantomtabulo (Esperanto), ouija laud (Estonian), ouija tahvel (Estonian), ouija (Finnish), Ouija-lauta (Finnish), Ouija (French), Ouija [neuter] (German), Hexenbrett [neuter] (German), Alphabettafel [feminine] (German), Seelenschreiber [masculine] (German), πίνακας Ouija (pínakas Ouija) (Greek), πίνακας πνευμάτων (pínakas pnevmáton) (Greek), andaglas [neuter] (Icelandic), ouija (Italian), tavola ouija (Italian), ウィジャボード (uija-bōdo) (Japanese), vīdža (Latvian), vidža lentelė (Lithuanian), ouija board (Maltese), ouija (Polish), ouija (Portuguese), tabuleiro ouija (Portuguese), ouija (Romanian), уиджа (uidža) [feminine] (Russian), güija (Spanish), ouija (Spanish), ouija-bräda (Swedish), anden i glaset (Swedish), ผีถ้วยแก้ว (pǐi-tûai-gɛ̂ɛo) (Thai), ouija (Turkish), cadı tahtası (Turkish), віджа (vidža) [feminine] (Ukrainian), віджі (vidži) (Ukrainian), bwrdd ouija [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Ouija-en-noun-x1dR1T95

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          "word": "Hexenbrett"
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          "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
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          "word": "ผีถ้วยแก้ว"
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    "Rhymes:English/iːdʒə/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Basque translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Estonian translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Latvian translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Maltese translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Thai translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
    "Terms with Welsh translations",
    "en:Spiritualism"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "oui",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yes"
      },
      "expansion": "French oui (“yes”)",
      "name": "nc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ja",
        "3": "",
        "4": "yes"
      },
      "expansion": "German ja (“yes”)",
      "name": "nc"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The popular belief that the word came from French oui (“yes”) + German ja (“yes”) is a misconception. The name is taken from a word spelled out on the board when it was asked to name itself by Helen Peters, sister-in-law of Kennard Company investor Elijah Bond. It is noted in personal letters that Ouija was the name of a woman in a painting above her head at the time, who it is speculated may have in fact been Ouida.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ouijas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "Ouija (countable and uncountable, plural Ouijas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ideomotor effect"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to \"communicate\" with spirits."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "board",
          "board"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ],
        [
          "yes",
          "yes"
        ],
        [
          "no",
          "no"
        ],
        [
          "planchette",
          "planchette"
        ],
        [
          "seance",
          "seance"
        ],
        [
          "communicate",
          "communicate"
        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to \"communicate\" with spirits."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Ouija board"
        },
        {
          "word": "spirit board"
        },
        {
          "word": "talking board"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1903, James Henry Foss, The Gentleman from Everywhere",
          "text": "Soon after the departure of my brother to the better land, our spirit-band informed us very plainly through \"Ouija,\" that it was our duty to remove to Boston in order that our children might have better educational facilities, and be admitted to the \"musical swim\" of the \"Hub of the Universe.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwiːd͡ʒə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwiːd͡ʒi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːdʒə"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ouija"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "wyjā",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "وْيْجَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija-bræt"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ånden i glasset"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouijabord"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "literumita tabulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "fantomtabulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija laud"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija tahvel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "Ouija-lauta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "Ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hexenbrett"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Alphabettafel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seelenschreiber"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pínakas Ouija",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "πίνακας Ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pínakas pnevmáton",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "πίνακας πνευμάτων"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "andaglas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "tavola ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uija-bōdo",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ウィジャボード"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "vīdža"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "vidža lentelė"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija board"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "tabuleiro ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uidža",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "уиджа"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "güija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija-bräda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "anden i glaset"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pǐi-tûai-gɛ̂ɛo",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ผีถ้วยแก้ว"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "ouija"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "cadı tahtası"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidža",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "віджа"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidži",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "word": "віджі"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a board with letters of the alphabet and \"yes\" and \"no\"",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bwrdd ouija"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Ouida",
    "Ouija"
  ],
  "word": "Ouija"
}

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