Jinx vs. Jonah
Difference Between Jinx and Jonah
Jinxnoun
A hex; an evil spell.
Jonahnoun
(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
Jinxnoun
A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
Jonahnoun
a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
Jinxverb
(transitive) To cast a spell on.
Jonahnoun
a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
Jinxverb
(transitive) To bring bad luck to.
Jinxinterjection
Used after the same response is said by two people simultaneously. Often, a game is played where the person who failed to say "jinx" first becomes "jinxed", whereby they cannot speak until someone says their name.
Jinxnoun
a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
Jinxnoun
an evil spell;
a witch put a curse on his whole familyhe put the whammy on meJinxverb
cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
Jinxverb
foredoom to failure;
This project is jinxed!
