jinx
Meanings
Plural: jinxes
Noun
- a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
- an evil spell
- A hex; an evil spell.
- A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
Verb
- cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
- foredoom to failure
- "This project is jinxed!"
- To cast a spell on.
- To bring bad luck to.
- To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically.
Intj
- Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously.
Origin / Etymology
From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.
Synonyms
bewitch, curse, enchant, glamour, hex, hoodoo, Indian sign, jonah, snap, spell, whammy, witch
Scrabble Score: 18
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