Jinx
Curse attracting bad luck in superstition and folklore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Jinxed" redirects here. For the 1982 theatrical film, see Jinxed! For the television film, see Jinxed (2013 film). For the Pokémon character, see Jynx.
A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck.
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For other uses, see Jinx (disambiguation).
Examples of "jinxing" in the 21st-century press include the suggestion a ship might be "jinxed" was made in connection with two cruise liners after misfortunes, MS Queen Victoria and the Emerald Princess.[1][2] In the 20th century, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne was sometimes said to be jinxed, having twice struck a friendly ship, with considerable loss of life.