jinx

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jinx

A player jokingly calls "jinx" when two friends say the same word at the same time.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person or thing believed to bring bad luck: A "jinx" is a person, object, or force thought to cause misfortune or failure.
    • A spell or curse that brings bad luck: It can also refer to the state of bad luck itself, often seen as a magical or superstitious influence.

  2. Verb:

    • To bring bad luck to; to curse: To "jinx" someone or something means to cause them to have bad luck, often unintentionally.
    • To doom to failure: It implies casting a figurative or superstitious spell that ensures an unfavorable outcome.
Examples

  • Noun: Ever since he broke the mirror, he's been considered a jinx.The team believed the old stadium was a jinx, as they never won there.

  • Verb: Don't say we're going to win yet, you'll jinx it!She felt the rainy weather had jinxed their picnic plans.

Advanced Usage

  • "to put a jinx on": to cast bad luck upon someone or something. The rival fans tried to put a jinx on our star player.

  • "to be jinxed": to be in a state of persistent bad luck. This car is jinxed; it breaks down every week.

Variants and Related Words

  • Jinxed (adj): Affected by bad luck. The jinxed project was finally canceled.

  • Hex (n/v): A synonym often used interchangeably with "jinx," implying a magical curse.

  • Curse (n/v): A more general term for an invocation of harm or misfortune.
Synonyms
  • Hoodoo: A person or thing that brings bad luck.
  • Whammy (informal): A stroke of bad luck or an evil influence.
  • Jonah: A person who brings bad luck (from the biblical story).
Related Phrases
  • "Jinx, you owe me a soda": A playful phrase said when two people say the same thing simultaneously, based on a children's superstition to avoid bad luck.
Idioms
  • "To break the jinx": To end a streak of bad luck.
jinx

A player jokingly calls "jinx" when two friends say the same word at the same time.

Noun
  1. an evil spell
    • a witch put a curse on his whole family
    • he put the whammy on me
  2. a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
Verb
  1. foredoom to failure
    • This project is jinxed!
  2. cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

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