<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to bring bad luck to; curse: According to tradition, wishing an actor “good luck” before a show will jinx their performance.</li><li>That place on the corner seems jinxed—no business ever stays there for long.</li><li>to destroy the point of: His sudden laugh jinxed the host's joke.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>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.</li></ul><p><strong>Interjection:</strong></p><ul><li>(used after two people say exactly the same thing at exactly the same time): I’ll drive—jinx! Great minds think alike!</li></ul>