Jinx Definition

jĭngks
jinxed, jinxes
noun
jinxes
A person or thing believed to bring bad luck.
Webster's New World
A spell or period of bad luck.
Webster's New World
A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
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verb
jinxed, jinxes
To bring bad luck to.
Webster's New World

To cast a spell on.

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interjection
Used after the same response is said by two people simultaneously. Often, a game is played where the person who failed to say "jinx" first becomes "jinxed", whereby they cannot speak until someone says their name.
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Other Word Forms of Jinx

Noun

Singular:
jinx
Plural:
jinxes

Origin of Jinx

  • Possibly from jynx wryneck (from its use in witchcraft) from Latin iynx from Greek iunx perhaps from iuzein to call, cry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Jinx Sentence Examples

  • In fact, thinking about it, your a bloody jinx Kev.

  • In fact, you might speak to her about her travel jinx.

  • Uri was hailed a hero and an honorary Geordie after breaking the jinx.

  • Another rider to be struck by the injury jinx was Mariusz Puszakowski, who had enjoyed a stint at Ipswich in 2005.

  • Tommy Sheridan's evident discomfort at the early high jinx of his new colleagues was revealing.

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Words Starting With

JJIJIN

Words Ending With

XNXINX

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Words Starting With J and Ending With X

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With J4 Letter Words Ending With X