jinks

/ dʒɪŋks /

plural noun

Origin of jinks¹

C18: of unknown origin

More drunken high jinks ensue, and Hastings grabs more fodder for his story.

Gus, Francine, Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen and Michael London called to tell me I was hired for the part.

Hence the bright wards, the buxom attendants, the frequent jinks.

It was the signal that the "jinks" were over, and that was quite enough to make it unpopular.

And so the long morning dragged itself away, and at luncheon-time the Jinks Club sent its members home.

The Jinks Club meets here this afternoon anyway, and this morning I'll stay at home.

Let's have a real old high jinks of a slambang bust to celebrate my convalescence.

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