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Vinony

voodoo doll

noun

  1. effigy into which pins are inserted
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From a mistaken belief that the use of such effigies features in the voodoo religion of either Haiti or Louisiana.

  1. A poppet; a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to galvanize some change in them by modifying the doll, often by inserting pins and needles or by binding it.