commentator's curse
Announcer jinxes athlete
The commentator's curse is the superstition that when a sports broadcaster praises an athlete's streak or consistency, failure immediately follows.
A commentator notes that a batsman hasn't been dismissed in twelve innings, and he's out the next ball.
The phenomenon extends beyond sports: any confident observation tempting fate.
The moment I said the server had been stable all month, it crashed.
- jinxCurse bringing misfortune
- bad luckUnfavorable chance events
- predictionForecast of coming events
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- hexMalevolent incantation
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commentator's curseblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
benediction · good omen · boon · good luck charm · lucky charm
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