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jinx

UK/d͡ʒɪŋks/ US/ˈdʒɪŋks/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

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2.

an evil spell

  • “a witch put a curse on his whole family”
  • “he put the whammy on me”
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verb

1.

cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

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2.

foredoom to failure

  • “This project is jinxed!”

Origin

From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.

Phrases

  • reverse jinx

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