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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.

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RELATED WORDS

hex, nemesis, enchantment, hoodoo, spell, charm, voodoo, plague, bedevil, bewitch, damn, enchant, condemn

Nearby words

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

Related forms

out·jinx, verb (used with object)
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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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