high jinks
noun
boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun.
hijinks
-
a variation of
high jinks.
Example Sentences
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But the horrible hijinks in “Digger” are so close to reality that, exiting the film, I was less sure than ever that humanity will still be around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
His devotees will be prepared for hijinks, though the jinks here are considerably higher than they have ever been.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
And with the bowl season starting Saturday, football fans can expect plenty of such hijinks, especially in games scheduled around the holidays.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
Sam Bankman-Fried, a onetime rival of Zhao’s, has been behind bars since the summer of 2023, when the judge presiding over his trial ordered him jailed over pretrial hijinks.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2025
By far the major portion of the book was devoted to spinsterish discourses on prison life—bad food, hijinks in the exercise yard, tedious little jailbird hobbies.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
