noun
Ouija
WEED-zhuh
noun
1
A flat board printed with letters, numbers, and "yes"/"no," used with a small pointer during a séance in an attempt to receive messages from spirits.
"They gathered around the ouija board and asked it a question."
"The horror movie opens with teenagers using a ouija board in an attic."
How to Use Ouija
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA spirit board people use, often for fun or ritual, to try to "talk" to the dead.
Common pairings
a ouija board
use a ouija board
Word Forms
Ouijas plural
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Etymology
Contrary to the popular belief that it blends French oui and German ja (both meaning "yes"), the name reportedly came from a word the board itself spelled out when asked what it should be called, during an 1890s séance.