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- Dictionaryjinx/dʒɪŋks/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that brings bad luck: "one was never to wish luck to someone going hunting or fishing, as it was seen as a jinx"
verb
- 1. bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on: "the play is jinxed"
exclamation
- 1. said when two people inadvertently say the same thing at once: "‘What's happened?’ we both say at exactly the same time. ‘Jinx!’"
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The meaning of JINX is one that brings bad luck; also : the state or spell of bad luck brought on by a jinx. How to use jinx in a sentence.
JINX definition: 1. bad luck, or a person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck: 2. to cause a person or…. Learn more.
Jinx definition: to bring bad luck to; curse. See examples of JINX used in a sentence.
A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck. Examples of "jinxing" in the 21st-century press include the suggestion a ship might be "jinxed" was made in connection with two cruise liners after misfortunes, MS Queen Victoria and the Emerald Princess .
JINX meaning: 1. bad luck, or a person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck: 2. to cause a person or…. Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. an unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thing 2. to be or put a jinx on.... Click for more definitions.
1. A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck. 2. A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing. tr.v. jinxed, jinx·ing, jinx·es. To bring bad luck to. [Possibly from jynx, wryneck (from its use in witchcraft), from Latin iynx, from Greek iunx, perhaps from iuzein, to call, cry .]
