Jinx

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A jinx (also jynx), 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". The connection was made with two cruise liners, the MS Queen Victoria and the Emerald Princess, after misfortunes.[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.

  1. ^ Moore, Caroline Gammell and Malcolm (15 May 2008). "Queen Victoria liner: Jinxed ship hit again". Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via telegraph.co.uk.
  2. ^ "'It's a pretty horrific thing to happen on a holiday cruise'". 10 February 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.