high jinks
or hi·jinks
[hahy-jingks]
- boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks.
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Origin of high jinks
First recorded in 1760–70; see origin at jink
Synonyms
See more synonyms for high jinks on Thesaurus.comhorseplay, skylarking.
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high jinks
hijinks
- lively enjoyment
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Idioms and Phrases with high jinks
high jinks
Playful or rowdy activity, often involving mischievous pranks. For example, All sorts of high jinks go on at summer camp after “lights out.” About 1700 this term denoted a gambling game accompanied by much drinking, but by the mid-1800s it acquired its present meaning.
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