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“Jinks” or “Jinx”

jinks / jinx are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

jinks jh·IH·ng·k·s

  • nounnoisy and mischievous merrymaking.

jinx jh·IH·ng·k·s

  • verbforedoom to failure.
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Examples in context

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“jinks”

  • …golf and gliding) and high jinks, he worked hard, noting he…

“jinx”

  • The main IXP of Johannesburg, JINX (which is also the largest…
  • They also broke the jinx of going down a slump…
  • …music by John Kamys aka Jinx Titanic.
  • …of the students (Gizmo, Mammoth, Jinx, See-More and Kyd Wykkyd along…
  • In "Hi Jinx," Emmy Lou moves into the…
  • Jinx (vocal effects provided by Dee…
  • …is branded as the town jinx.
  • Jinx later gets adopted by Emmy
  • …mob thinking she is the jinx that brought the epidemic.
  • …that when Mammoth, Gizmo, and Jinx are retrieved from the authorities,…

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