The Old English word galan means “to call” or “to sing enchantments.” It’s the source of the obsolete word galder meaning “charm” or “incantation,” as well as nightingale, the name of a bird...
Doug from Madison, Wisconsin, heard friends talking about bad juju and funky juju and wondered why the word suddenly seemed to be everywhere. Juju apparently traces to West African languages, where it can mean a charm or magical object used in spell...