benefit vs jinx

benefit

noun
  • An advantage; help or aid from something. 

  • An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause. 

  • A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme. 

  • Intended audience (as for the benefit of). 

verb
  • To be or to provide a benefit to. 

  • To receive a benefit (from); to be a beneficiary. 

jinx

verb
  • To cast a spell on. 

  • To bring bad luck to. 

  • To cause something to happen by mentioning it, usually sarcastically. 

noun
  • A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck. 

  • A hex; an evil spell. 

intj
  • Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously. 

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