"unjinx" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unjinxes [present, singular, third-person], unjinxing [participle, present], unjinxed [participle, past], unjinxed [past]
Etymology: un- + jinx Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|jinx}} un- + jinx Head templates: {{en-verb}} unjinx (third-person singular simple present unjinxes, present participle unjinxing, simple past and past participle unjinxed)
  1. (transitive) To remove a jinx or curse from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unjinx-en-verb-lZPYBK0M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unjinx meaning in English (1.5kB)

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