JINX, JINXED
ADJECTIVES
► JINKY jinxed; likely to jinx someone → 1967 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► GRIS-GRIS a jinx, charm, spell, or magic force → 1763 Amer. dial.
► MOZZ bad luck; a jinx 1924 Aust. sl.
VERBS
► HAVE THE MOCKERS ON to be jinxed or unlucky → 1923
► MOJO to jinx or charm → 1966 Amer. dial.
► MOZ ► MOZZ to jinx someone; to bring bad luck to someone → 1941 Aust. sl.
► MOZZLE to put a jinx on → 1920s Aust. sl.
► PUT THE MOCKERS ON to frustrate someone’s plans; to jinx someone; to bring bad luck to → 1949
► PUT THE MOZZ ON to jinx → 2012 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► PUT THE NADGERS ON to jinx, to cause trouble for, to hex → 1984 sl. (Bk.)
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