hinky
or hin·key, hink·ty, hinc·ty
[ hing-kee ]
adjective,hin·ki·er, hin·ki·est.Slang.
acting in a nervous or very cautious way.
suspicious: Whenever he agrees with me, you know something hinky is going on!
snobbish; haughty.
Origin of hinky
1First recorded in 1920–25; origin unknown
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How to use hinky in a sentence
The face was the face of that evil deserter from the Army—ex-Private Hinkey!
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants | H. Irving HancockBut Hinkey is wounded, and he'll need his hands free in order to look after himself.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants | H. Irving HancockHinkey, however, did not deign to notice this grace by so much as a look or a word.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants | H. Irving HancockHinkey, you've worked harder and more attentively than any man in this detachment.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants | H. Irving HancockHinkey, are you going to stand at attention and be silent until I'm through with you?
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants | H. Irving Hancock
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