LekhoriLekhoriA hex; an evil spell.
A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
To cast a spell on.
To bring bad luck to.
To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically.
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!
From jynx in the transferred sense “a charm or spell”.
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“So you'll all be near New York!” Maggie says. “We don't know for sure yet.” Sara stresses. “Don't jinx it.”