Hello!
Does ‘‘jinx’’ give the virtual meaning of ‘‘envy’’? As in “Don’t you dare jinx them”?
Jinx me!
No; I see no connection. Nor do I have any idea what a ‘virtual meaning’ is.
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Jinx:
Bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on…
The play is jinxed.
Jinx me:
Bring me bad luck.
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Hi,
Yes I do undrstand what you meant. In this case ‘‘envy’’ is a part of it. Because if we mix ‘‘envy’’ along with ‘‘jealousy’’… there… people would jinx people.
Right, Beee ?
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In my opinion, that’s still wrong, Puppet.
Although feelings of jealousy and envy might make you want to junx someone, the word ‘jinx’ simply doesn’t mean anything like ‘envy’.
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But do we ever use it in affirmative imperative like that? Why would I ask someone to bring me bad luck?
Maybe the more natural way to use it is:
You jinxed me!
Don’t jinx me.
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That’s more usual, yes, Tort.
The only scenario I can imagine when you would use the phrase ‘jinx me’ is as a gesture of defiance (almost like a dare).
You don’t like what I’ve done? Jinx me, then. See if I care!
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Yes, I follow. Please have look at the this;
If Rick hadn’t jinxed me, I would have bowled a lot better.
‘‘have bowled a lot better’’ What is that refer to? Is it something has to do with gambling?
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No, it’s a game involving bowling. Possibly cricket or baseball.
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Thank you very much.
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Not baseball; cricket or bowling (which is a sport in itself).
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Maybe ‘bowled’ as it came from the noun ‘‘bowl’’ so we suppose that people would use it for any thing helps to ‘‘swing’’.
Thank you. Understood!
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No, we wouldn’t use it for anything that ‘swings’. Unless you can supply context to the contrary, your example sentence refers to just the two sports of cricket or bowling.
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Hi,
I just can’t supply further…
But convinced! ‘to bowl’ namely for that sentense was merely for cricket or bowling.
Thank you, Mister Micawber.
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