jinx
UK/d͡ʒɪŋks/
jinx noun: a hex; an evil spell.
Noun
jinx (plural jinxes)
Verb
jinx (third-person singular simple present jinxes, present participle jinxing, simple past and past participle jinxed)
- To cast a spell on.
- To bring bad luck to.
- To cause something to happen by mentioning it. Often used sarcastically.
- “So you'll all be near New York!” Maggie says. “We don't know for sure yet.” Sara stresses. “Don't jinx it.”2008, Susane Colasanti, chapter 46, in When It Happens, Penguin, →ISBN
- 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.2012, Sally Heinrich, Hungry Ghosts, Hachette UK, →ISBN
- To cause a bad outcome through verbal expression of certainty about a good situation or result. See knocking on wood, which is supposed to mitigate this effect.
Interjection
jinx
- Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously.
- 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!1991, Robert Cohen, “Flaming Moe's”, in The Simpsons, season 3, episode 10 (television production)
- Synonyms:
- snap
jinx meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
jinx in Hindi
- जिंक्स, जिन्क्स, जिनक्स
jinx in Tamil
- தீ ஊழ்
jinx in Marathi
- जिंक्स, जिन्क्स, जिनक्स
jinx in Urdu
- To bring bad luck to
- منحوس c du
More languagesFewer languages
- jinx in Bengali
- অলক্ষুণে ব্যক্তি, বস্তু
- jinx in Telugu
- జిన్క్స్
- jinx in Malayalam
- ഗ്രഹപ്പിഴ, കാലക്കേട്, ദുശ്ശകുനം, ശനി
- jinx in Kannada
- ಜಿಂಕ್ಸ್, ಜಿನ್ಕ್ಸ್
- jinx in Punjabi
- ਜਿਨਕਸ
- jinx in Gujarati
- જિન્ક્સ, જિનક્સ
- jinx in Odia
- ଜିନ୍କ୍ସ, ଜିନ୍କ୍ସ୍, ଜିନ୍କ୍ସକୁ
- jinx in Nepali
- जिन्क्स, जिनक्स
- jinx in Tagalog
- kasaykasay
- jinx in Arabic
- نَحَسَ naḥasa, جَلَبَ اَلنَّحْس jalaba n-naḥs
- jinx in Persian
- جادو jâdu, جادو کردن jâdu kardan
Synonyms of jinx
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Forms of jinx
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jinxes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | jinxes |
| present participle | jinxing |
| past participle | jinxed |
| past | jinxed |
Origin of jinx
From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.
Words formed from jinx
Words that rhyme with jinx
Questions about jinx
- What does jinx mean?
- Jinx means a hex; an evil spell.
- What is jinx in Hindi?
- Jinx in Hindi is जिंक्स, जिन्क्स, जिनक्स. See Jinx meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is jinx?
- Jinx can be a noun, a verb or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce jinx?
- Jinx is pronounced /d͡ʒɪŋks/ (UK).
- What is the plural of jinx?
- The plural of jinx is jinxes.
Words near jinx in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: jinx (page history and authors); jinx (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jinx (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jinx (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jinx (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jinx (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jinx (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); jinx (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jinx (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jinx (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jinx (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); jinx (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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