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jinx

[ jingks ]

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verb (used with object)

to bring bad luck to; curse:
According to tradition, wishing an actor “good luck” before a show will jinx their performance.
That place on the corner seems jinxed—no business ever stays there for long.
to destroy the point of:
His sudden laugh jinxed the host's joke.

noun

a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck:
They said I was a jinx, because every time I came to see them play, they lost.

interjection

(used after two people say exactly the same thing at exactly the same time):
I’ll drive—jinx! Great minds think alike!

jinx

/ ��ɪŋ�� /

noun

an unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thing

verb

tr to be or put a jinx on

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of jinx¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1910–15; perhaps from Latin jynx “wryneck” (bird used in divination and magic), from Greek í��Գ�, perhaps from or akin to ��ý��𾱲� “to shout, yell”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of jinx¹

C20: perhaps from New Latin Jynx genus name of the wryneck, from Greek iunx wryneck, the name of a bird used in magic

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Could this be the season he ends the jinx?

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For a while, it seemed as if the stars of the movie, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, had conquered not only the movie musical box office jinx but also all of social media.

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There currently is a fear among Democrats of jinxing Harris' chances by making too much out of her gender.

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Moore chooses her words carefully when asked about the possible awards the film might bring, as is often the case for actors who don't wish to jinx any potential Oscars.

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“I shouldn’t even say this because I’m going to jinx it, but there’s not any catastrophe hanging over this year,” Huntsinger says.

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