See mojo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1991 July/August, Shelby Foote, “When Robert Johnson Sings”, in American Heritage, volume 42, number 4:",
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"ref": "2022 February 12, Danny Westneat, “The reason voters see past the terrible headlines with Seattle schools”, in The Seattle Times:",
"text": "I haven’t seen much mojo in the state Legislature for that or any other major intervention, though. Hey, lawmakers, you should check out the test scores for your own school districts. It might be yours are needing some help, too, maybe even more so than Seattle.",
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"(informal) Supernatural skill; exceptional luck, success, or power."
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"(slang) Personal magnetism; charm."
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"text": "Look at the way the chicks are checking out Daniel on the dancefloor. He's still got plenty of mojo.",
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"text": "After the pandemic closed down the discos, I stopped socializing and have lost my mojo.",
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"Sex appeal; sex drive."
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"(slang) Sex appeal; sex drive."
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"ref": "2021 November 8, Tejal Rao, “Sidesgiving”, in The New York Times:",
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"(uncountable) Spellcraft, hoodoo."
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"ref": "2022 February 12, Danny Westneat, “The reason voters see past the terrible headlines with Seattle schools”, in The Seattle Times:",
"text": "I haven’t seen much mojo in the state Legislature for that or any other major intervention, though. Hey, lawmakers, you should check out the test scores for your own school districts. It might be yours are needing some help, too, maybe even more so than Seattle.",
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"(informal) Supernatural skill; exceptional luck, success, or power."
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"Personal magnetism; charm."
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"(slang) Personal magnetism; charm."
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"text": "Look at the way the chicks are checking out Daniel on the dancefloor. He's still got plenty of mojo.",
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"text": "After the pandemic closed down the discos, I stopped socializing and have lost my mojo.",
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"(slang) Sex appeal; sex drive."
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"An illegal drug, especially morphine or other narcotics."
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"A telecopier; a fax machine."
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"(slang, usually with \"wire\") A telecopier; a fax machine."
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"feminine"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "personal magnetism; charm",
"word": "vonzerő"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "sex appeal; sex drive",
"word": "szexepil"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "sex appeal; sex drive",
"word": "csáberő"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "kábítószer"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "narkó"
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"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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