jinx
jinx Lexical Profile
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• interjection
An exclamation spoken when two people accidentally say the exact same word or phrase simultaneously, traditionally requiring the slower speaker to remain silent until their name is spoken.
"When they both answered at the exact same moment, she laughed and shouted, "Jinx!""
• noun
A person or thing believed to bring bad luck, or a condition or period of persistent misfortune.
"The Championship team finally broke their decades-long jinx by winning the trophy."
• verb
To bring bad luck to a person, endeavor, or outcome, often by speaking too confidently about future success before it happens.
"I do not want to jinx our chances by celebrating before the final results are announced."
• Rhymes for jinx
Word Origin & Etymology
Introduced into American English in the early 20th century (especially through baseball slang), likely derived from seventeenth-century 'jyng' or 'jynx', from Latin 'iynx' and Ancient Greek 'iynx' (the wryneck bird, which was historically used in witchcraft and divination).