hex 1 (h ĕks)
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n.1. An evil spell; a curse. 2. One that brings bad luck. tr.v. hexed, hex·ing, hex·es 1. To put a hex on. 2. To bring or wish bad luck to: "Chilly evening weather and a chain of minor snafus seemed to hex the $5,000-a-seat gala on Governors Island" (Newsweek).
[Pennsylvania Dutch, from German hexen, to hex, from Hexe, witch, from Middle High German hecse, from Old High German hagzissa.]
hexer n. |