Jinx in a sentence as a noun

Tell me afterwards, you'll jinx it if you tell me before.

I guess the disaster naming was a sort of a reverse jinx.

Also surprised at the number of people who call nginx "en jinx" instead of "engine x"

Jinx in a sentence as a verb

If you think anyone should keep their mouth shut so as to not jinx that deal you need to go back and read the article again.

Shhhh nobody has mentioned this won't be statistically significant, nobody jinx it!

Talking about something not yet done, especially as a goal, seems to be counterproductive -- I'll even use the word "jinx".Edit: Hmm, on the other hand, having a hard and fast deadline -- especially an imminent one -- can be quite compelling and motivating.

Jinx definitions

noun

a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

See also: jonah

noun

an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"

See also: curse whammy

verb

cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

See also: bewitch glamour witch enchant

verb

foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!"