jinxee en · NOUN
Etymology
From jinx + -ee.
Meanings
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(rare) The victim of a jinx or curse.
If they talk before this happens, the jinxer [me] gets to punch the jinxee [you] in the arm. You broke a jinx. You deserve it.
2004, Jonathan Blyth, Law of the Playground, page 99:[…] his reputed ability to jinx anything, from fighters to race horses, by the simple expedient of pointing steadily, with the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, at the jinxee or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
2011, Nelson Algren, Never Come Morning:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jinxees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |