Usually means: Bringers of bad luck, traditionally.
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  1. Jonahs: Merriam-Webster
  2. Jonahs: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Jonahs: Vocabulary.com
  4. Jonah's, Jonahs: Wordnik
  5. Jonahs: Wiktionary

(Note: See jonah as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Jonah)

noun:  A male given name from Hebrew.
noun:  (biblical) A minor prophet who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.
noun:  (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
noun:  The 10th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
noun:  (nautical, slang) A person who brings a ship bad luck.
noun:  (slang, by extension) Any person or object which is deemed to cause bad luck; a jinx.
▸ Also see jonah





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