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jinx
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
jinx \jinx\ (j[i^][ng]ks), n. A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
jinx \jinx\ (j[i^][ng]ks), v. t. To bring bad luck to; to cause to malfunction or go wrong; as, some superstitious people are reluctant to predict success for fear it will jinx them. [Slang] [PJC]
