Jinx vs. Jonah: What's the Difference?

Jinx and Jonah Definitions
Jinx
A person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck.
Jonah
The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious.
Jinx
A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing.
Jonah
See Table at Bible.
Jinx
To bring bad luck to.
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Jonah
One thought to bring bad luck.
Jinx
A hex; an evil spell.
Jonah
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
Jinx
A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
Jonah
A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
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Jinx
(transitive) To cast a spell on.
Jonah
A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
Jinx
(transitive) To bring bad luck to.
Jinx
(transitive) To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically.
Jinx
A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong.
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Jinx
To bring bad luck to; to cause to malfunction or go wrong; as, some superstitious people are reluctant to predict success for fear it will jinx them.
Jinx
A person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
Jinx
An evil spell;
A witch put a curse on his whole family
He put the whammy on me
Jinx
Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
Jinx
Foredoom to failure;
This project is jinxed!