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   Jinx

   /jiNGks/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that brings bad luck: "one was never to wish luck to someone going hunting or fishing, as it was seen as a jinx"

   verb

   • 1. bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on: "the play is jinxed"

   exclamation

   • 1. said when two people inadvertently say the same thing at once: "“What happened?” we both say at exactly the same time. “Jinx!”"

   Word Origin early 20th century (originally US): probably a variant of jynx ‘wryneck’ (because the bird was used in witchcraft).

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • J

     8

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • X

     8

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