Jinx
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title:
Jinx
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A jinx, in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck. 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. 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.
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Curse attracting bad luck in superstition and folklore
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinx
date created:
2003-06-23T15:19:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T15:05:22Z
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