JINX Meaning of JINX in English ■ noun a person or thing that brings bad luck. ■ verb bring bad luck to.Originearly 20th cent. (orig. US): prob. a var. of jynx 'wryneck' (because the bird was used in witchcraft). Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004