jinks

jink

 (jĭngk)

v. jinked, jink·ing, jinks

v.intr.

To make a quick, evasive turn: "He jinked every five seconds, and now brought his tank left again" (Tom Clancy).

v.tr.

To cause (a vehicle or an aircraft, for example) to make a quick, evasive turn.

n.

1. A quick, evasive turn.

2. jinks Rambunctious play; frolic.

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[Origin unknown.]

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jinks

(dʒɪŋks)

pl n

boisterous or mischievous play (esp in the phrase high jinks)

[C18: of unknown origin]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jinks - noisy and mischievous merrymaking high jinks, high jinx, hijinks jollification, merrymaking, conviviality - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

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Translations

baldoria

jinks

[dʒɪŋks] NPL high jinks (o.f.) → jolgorio msing, jarana f
we had high jinks last night → anoche nos lo pasamos pipa

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