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Word: jonah (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Proper noun:

  • biblical A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  • male|from=Hebrew.
  • slang A person who brings a ship bad luck.
  • by extension of the nautical sense Any person or object which is deemed to cause bad luck; a jinx.

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