[hīa] (n) EN: damn ; goddamn ; bad person ; bad guy ; great villain ; jinx ; scoundrel ; person who brings bad luck, ; thoroughly bad characterFR: vilaine personne [ f ] ; scélérat [ m ] ; fripouille [ f ] ; personne qui porte la guigne [ f ]
n. A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t. To bring bad luck to; to cause to malfunction or go wrong; as, some superstitious people are reluctant to predict success for fear it will jinx them. [ Slang ] [ PJC ]