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jinx

Best crossword clue

"Source of bad luck"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /d͡ʒɪŋks/Part of speech verb, nounSorted ijnxStarts with JEnds with X1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. foredoom to failure

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • “So you'll all be near New York!” Maggie says. “We don't know for sure yet.” Sara stresses. “Don't jinx it.”
  • I've no idea if she guessed what I was intending to do. I don't know why I was so reluctant to talk about it, even to her. Maybe I was afraid that verbalising my intentions would jinx it in some way.
  • Bart: I'm telling Mom and Dad! / Lisa: You're telling who? / Bart: Mom and Dad! / Girls: MOM AND DAD? JINX! / Janey Powell: Now you can't talk, 'til somebody says your name!

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