Associations to the word «Jinx»

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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.