number thirteen
Triskaidekaphobia's feared quantity
Number thirteen is the integer 13 considered as a concept or cultural symbol, particularly regarding its reputation for bad luck.
Hotels skip the thirteenth floor, buildings omit room thirteen, and Friday the thirteenth carries superstitious weight.
Someone might say number thirteen is unlucky or refer to a player by jersey number: Number thirteen just scored.
- unluckyProne to misfortune
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- old wives' taleUnfounded traditional belief
- FridayFifth weekday
- Friday the 13thDate considered ill-omened
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- superstitionblack cat, broken mirror, Friday the 13th, walking under ladder, evil eye
- superstitionssuperstition, superstitions, hexes, black cats, broken mirror
- rugbyscrum, try, rugby, Rugby World Cup, rugby union
- omensomens, omen, portent, portents, signs