Definition

Noun: An object believed to possess magical properties that attract good fortune or ward off bad luck for its owner or bearer.

Usage

A "good luck charm" is a tangible item carried, worn, or kept in a specific place due to a superstitious belief in its power to influence luck positively. It is often personal and culturally significant.

Examples

• She always carries her good luck charm, a small rabbit's foot, in her pocket during exams.
• The four-leaf clover is a classic good luck charm in many cultures.
• He considered his grandfather's old watch to be his good luck charm for important business meetings.

Advanced Usage

• "to serve as a good luck charm": To function as an object believed to bring luck.
  • The team mascot served as a good luck charm for the players.
• "to be someone's good luck charm": To be considered the source of someone's good fortune.
  • Since she started attending the games, the team has won every match; they say she's their good luck charm.

Variants and Related Words

• Charm (n): A broader term for an object believed to have magical power, which can be for good luck, protection, or other purposes.
• Talisman (n): An object, often inscribed with figures or characters, believed to be endowed with particular efficacy against evil or to bring good fortune. It is a more formal synonym.
• Amulet (n): An object typically worn on the person and believed to protect against evil, danger, or disease. It emphasizes protection more than attracting good luck.
• Lucky charm (n): A common, informal variant with identical meaning to "good luck charm."

Synonyms

• Talisman
• Lucky charm
• Mascot (when a person, animal, or object is thought to bring luck to a group)
• Fetish (in anthropological contexts, an object believed to have supernatural power)

Antonyms

• Jinx
• Curse
• Hex

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "To have a lucky charm": To possess an object one believes brings good luck.
  • Does he have a lucky charm he brings to poker night?
• "Like a charm": Functioning perfectly or with complete success. (This idiom uses "charm" in a related, metaphorical sense).
  • The new software update worked like a charm.

Noun

1. something believed to bring good luck