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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jinx /dʒɪŋks/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one thought to bring bad luck:You're a jinx; every time you come to a game, we lose.
v. [~ + object] - to bring bad luck to:Acting too hastily might jinx the deal.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jinx ( jingks),USA pronunciation n. - a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck.
v.t. - to bring bad luck to;
place a jinx on:The strike has jinxed my plans to go to Milwaukee for the weekend. - to destroy the point of:His sudden laugh jinxed the host's joke.
- Greek íynx
- Latin jynx wryneck (bird used in divination and magic)
- perh. 1910–15, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jinx /dʒɪŋks/ n - an unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thing
vb - (transitive) to be or put a jinx on
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from New Latin Jynx genus name of the wryneck, from Greek iunx wryneck, the name of a bird used in magic |