- to bring bad luck to; curse: According to tradition, wishing an actor “good luck” before a show will jinx their performance.That place on the corner seems jinxed—no business ever stays there for long.
- to destroy the point of: His sudden laugh jinxed the host's joke.
- a person, thing, or influence supposed to bring bad luck: They said I was a jinx, because every time I came to see them play, they lost.
- (used after two people say exactly the same thing at exactly the same time): I’ll drive—jinx! Great minds think alike!
- an unlucky or malevolent force, person, or thing
- to be or put a jinx on
