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A good luck charm is an amulet or other item that is believed to bring good luck. Almost any object can be used as a charm. Coins, horseshoes and buttons are examples, as are small objects given as gifts, due to the favorable associations they make. Many souvenir shops have a range of tiny items that may be used as good luck charms.
An alternate operatic good luck charm originating from Italy is the phrase In bocca al lupo! (In the mouth of the wolf) with the response Crepi! or Crepi il lupo! (May it [the wolf] die!). Amongst actors "Break a leg" is the usual phrase, while for professional dancers the traditional saying is merde (French, meaning "shit").
Mazel tov is literally translated as "good luck" in its meaning as a description, not a wish. The implicit meaning is "good luck has occurred" or "your fortune has been good" and the expression is an acknowledgement of that fact. It is similar in usage to the word "congratulations!"
On the night of a big show, actors believe that wishing someone "good luck" is actually bad luck. So, they flip the script and wish for something bad to happen, hoping the opposite will occur ...
Good Luck, Maryland, a historical place near Washington, D.C. Good Luck!!, a 2003 Japanese TV drama series; Good Luck, a South Korean comic by E-Jin Kang; Good Luck (football club), a football club of Martinique; Cordyline fruticosa, also known as good luck plant; Good Luck, a 2015 Singaporean TV drama series
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Today's Wordle Answer for #1275 on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Sunday, December 15, 2024, is FUNKY. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.
Fumsup is the popular name for a good luck charm popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, and often given to soldiers.. The charm is in the form of a small person or baby, [1] usually with a wooden head (because of the luck associated with touching wood) and metal body, but also used as a motif on cards (reg.trademark 373938).