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Ouija board
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English
Alternative forms
en ouija board
Pronunciation
en /ˈwiːd͡ʒə bɔɹd/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Ouija board.wav US
Noun
en aviation A tabletop model of the individual aircraft and their locations on a carrier.
en Ouija a board used to try to communicate with spirits.
en 1919 w:The Vital Message w:Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/439/pg439-images.html These, then, are the usual means by which we receive psychic messages, though table tilting, ouija boards, glasses upon a smooth surface, or anything which can be moved by the vital animal-magnetic force already discussed will equally serve the purpose.
en 1990 w:Morrissey w:Ouija Board, Ouija Board w:Bona Drag Ouija board / Would you work for me? / I have got to say "Hello" / To an old friend
en 2021 w:Jenni Fagan Luckenbooth William Heinemann 139 Archie forces himself across the floor to see what the Ouija board is spelling out.
en-US w:Kashmir Hill They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling. The New York Times 2025-06-13 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html 0362-4331 She had an intuition that the A.I. chatbot might be able to channel communications with her subconscious or a higher plane, “like how Ouija boards work,” she said. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/hVGmb 14 June 2025