jinx

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Noun

1. A [[hex]]; an [[evil]] [[spell]].
2. A person or thing supposed to bring [[bad luck]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cast]] a [[spell]] on.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To bring [[bad]] [[luck]] to.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause something to happen by mentioning it. Often used sarcastically.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause a bad outcome through verbal expression of certainty about a good situation or result. See [[w:knocking on wood|knocking on wood]], which is supposed to mitigate this effect.

Interjection

1. {{ng|Used after the same thing 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. -->

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