jonah

[US]/ˈdʒəunə/
[UK]/ˈdʒonə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. bringer of misfortune, the prophet Jonah
Word Forms
Pluraljonahs

Example Sentences

to be a jonah

to feel like a jonah

to avoid being a jonah

to think someone is a jonah

to have a jonah on the team

to be considered a jonah

to believe in the jonah curse

to shake off the jonah label

Real-world Examples

They've destroyed the Tomb of Jonah.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) January 2017 Collection

Then God told the fish to spit Jonah onto dry land.

Source: Beginner's Bible

The most famous story that hasn’t absolutely, completely, been debunked is the tale of a man called James Bartley, aka, the “Modern Jonah.”

Source: World Atlas of Wonders

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