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/Sounds like "eh" (as in "egg") + "CHAHR" (as in "chat") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "SAHL" (as in "salsa")/

Meaning

To jinx someone or curse a situation with bad luck. In Latin America, certain people are believed to carry bad energy that ruins everything they touch or comment on.

Examples

Don't jinx me, every time you say something it goes wrong.

He jinxed the team by saying they'd win easily.

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Regional synonyms

In the Dominican Republic, a person, a guy, some dude. The informal Dominican way to refer to any man, friend or stranger, it doesn't matter.