Associations to the word «Jinx»
Noun
Wiktionary
JINX, noun. A hex; an evil spell.
JINX, noun. A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
JINX, verb. (transitive) To cast a spell on.
JINX, verb. (transitive) To bring bad luck to.
JINX, 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.
Dictionary definition
JINX, noun. A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him.
JINX, noun. An evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me".
JINX, verb. Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something.
JINX, verb. Foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!".
Wise words
When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it
is unspoken you reign over it.