jinx

[ jingks ]

/ dʒɪŋks /

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noun

a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck.

verb (used with object)

to bring bad luck to; place a jinx on: The strike has jinxed my plans to go to Milwaukee for the weekend.

to destroy the point of: His sudden laugh jinxed the host's joke.

Words nearby jinx

jinn, jinnah, jinne, jinni, jinrikisha, jinx, jinzhou, jipijapa, jird, jism, jit

Origin of jinx

1910–15, Americanism; perhaps < Latin jynx wryneck (bird used in divination and magic) < Greek íynx

OTHER WORDS FROM jinx

out·jinx, verb (used with object)

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Examples from the Web for jinx

Is it a jinx, like being put on the cover of Sports Illustrated?
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“Spit in your hat quick and kill that jinx,” I answered, not thinking for the minute, and he followed my example.
Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson
But the “jinx” had not yet deserted him, as he was soon to discover.
Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer|J. W. Duffield

He had seen Big League teams do the same thing in an effort to drive away the jinx and break a streak of bad luck.
Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager|Burt L. Standish
That's why you get it cheap—if you'll take it and chase out the jinx that's been wished on me.
Athalie|Robert W. Chambers
Guess there is a jinx after this team all right, he growled.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team|Lester Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for jinx

jinx

/ (dʒɪŋks) /

noun

an unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thing

verb

(tr) to be or put a jinx on

Word Origin for jinx

C20: perhaps from New Latin Jynx genus name of the wryneck, from Greek iunx wryneck, the name of a bird used in magic

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jinx

noun

verb (used with object)

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noun

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