Put the mozz on

put the MOZ on · verb

To jinx something by mentioning it.

Person 1"We haven't lost a game all year."
Person 2"Don't put the mozz on it."

"Every time I say he never misses, I put the mozz on him."

Where it's from

From mozzle, meaning luck, borrowed from the Yiddish mazel.

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