jinx
verb (used with object)
to bring bad luck to; curse.
will jinx
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future tenseof jinx.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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His purple sports coat droops on his shoulders, but he worries that if he has it taken in to fit his new frame, he will jinx himself and regain the weight he has lost.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2019
I instantly wish I hadn’t heard the name, as if the mere mention of poor doomed Poochie will jinx my Tova, my German shepherd.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2013
