lucky charm
Superstitious pocket keepsake
A lucky charm is an object believed to bring good fortune or ward off bad luck.
The charm might be a rabbit's foot, four-leaf clover, horseshoe, or personal keepsake—anything invested with superstitious significance.
She always wore her grandmother's ring as a lucky charm.
The belief is usually acknowledged as irrational but comforting.
- horseshoeCurved metal hoof protector
- four leaf cloverRare mutation bringing fortune
- four-leaf cloverRare fortunate plant variant
- wishboneForked poultry bone
- knock on woodSuperstitious phrase averting jinx
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