woo woo

Skeptic's eye-roll territory

Woo woo (also woo-woo) dismissively describes beliefs, practices, or ideas considered irrational, unscientific, or based on dubious spiritual or pseudoscientific claims.

Crystal healing, astrology, and alternative medicine often get labeled woo woo by skeptics.

The term mimics the spooky sounds associated with the supernatural.

As a noun, it can describe either the beliefs themselves or a person who holds them: My aunt is totally into woo woo.

That's some serious woo woo.

pseudoscience

astrology

Divination by celestial positions

tarotDivination card set
psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses

fortune-telling · horoscopes · palm reading · aura reading · spirit guides · channeling · medium · seance · numerology · feng shui

mystical

crystals

Solids with ordered structure

chakrasBody's spiritual focal points
energy healingAlternative therapy using life force
reikiJapanese energy healing

auras · vibrations · manifestation · new age · holistic · spiritual · metaphysical · moon cycles · sage · smudging

romance

court

Trial venue or sports surface

seduceLure into intimacy
charmAttractive personal quality
flirtPlayfully attract attention

pursue · serenade · sweet-talk · romance · swoon · enamor · beguile · captivate · entice · allure

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