Meanings
ouija board1
plural ouija boards
- Alternative letter-case form of Ouija board.
Ouija board2
plural Ouija boards · alternative ouija board
- Synonym of Ouija (“a board used to try to communicate with spirits”).
Ouija board / Would you work for me? / I have got to say "Hello" / To an old friend
1990, Morrissey, “Ouija Board, Ouija Board”, in Bona Drag3 more examples
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.
1919, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Vital MessageArchie forces himself across the floor to see what the Ouija board is spelling out.
2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 139She 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.
2025 June 13, Kashmir Hill, “They Asked ChatGPT Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: Ouija
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Ouija (“a board used to try to communicate with spirits”).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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ouija board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ouija%20board
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