rabbit-foot

Superstitious pocket charm

A rabbit-foot is a rabbit's foot kept as a good-luck charm, traditionally carried in a pocket or on a keychain.

The superstition holds that the foot brings fortune to its owner: He rubbed his rabbit-foot before the big game.

Also spelled as two words or one: rabbit foot, rabbitfoot.

charm

luck

Chance affecting outcomes

keychain · pendant · token · keepsake · protection · blessing · omen · trinket · pocket · carried

harvested

dried

Stripped of moisture

taxidermy · relic · curio · souvenir · novelty · oddity · macabre · morbid · collectible

anatomy

paw

Animal's clawed foot

  • furAnimal body hair
  • clawsAnimal gripping nails
  • toesPedal digits

digit · pad · soft · furry · cottontail · bunny · mammal · lagomorph · appendage · limb

Opposites
superstitious valence

rabbit-foothex

Malevolent incantation

jinx · curse · broken mirror · black cat · evil eye

magical efficacy

rabbit-footplacebo

Inactive therapeutic substitute

superstition · scientific evidence · rational thinking · skepticism · empiricism

magical vs. rational

rabbit-footevidence

Facts supporting truth

science · probability · statistics · rationality · skepticism

Family

rabbit, foot, rabbits, footed, footer, footage, footwear, footwork, footing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G