jinx
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8.1
- noun
- /dʒɪŋks/
- Informal
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- After losing three games in a row, he wondered if a jinx was influencing his performance.
Examples
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-It's a jinx, that's what it is.
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This show makes you wonder: is there some sort of jinx on 1860s period pieces set in the Five Points slums?
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I mean, I checked this proposition out myself... and these Orientals think that there's some kind of jinx on this place.
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Many people believe that breaking a jinx can reverse their bad luck.
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The old lady was said to have cast a jinx on the entire neighborhood when she moved away.
Synonyms
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5.5
A magic spell that brings harm to a person or thing
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8.7
An evil spell that brings bad luck to a person or place
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8.4
A small object thought to have magical powers
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9.9
A magic spell believed to cause bad luck
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember the word jinx for an evil charm is its origin: it comes from the old name iunx of a bird used in magic rituals. So a jinx is like a 'spell' or charm that people thought brought bad luck.