high jinks

or hi·jinks

[ hahy-jingks ]

/ ˈhaɪˌdʒɪŋks /

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noun (used with a plural verb)Informal.

boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks.

OTHER WORDS FOR high jinks

horseplay, skylarking.

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Origin of high jinks

First recorded in 1760–70; see origin at jink

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How to use high jinks in a sentence

More drunken high jinks ensue, and Hastings grabs more fodder for his story.
Juiciest Bits From Michael Hastings Book on Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan|Laura Colarusso|January 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Let's have a real old high jinks of a slambang bust to celebrate my convalescence.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Nor were high jinks and special naval matters by any means Marryat's only province.
The English Novel|George Saintsbury
Those were my high-jinks days when very many things seemed possible.
Carry On|Coningsby Dawson

I thought you were having high jinks down in Maine on the yacht, and playing cards every night with your cronies!
Uncle Terry|Charles Clark Munn
The high jinks were kept up to an advanced hour, and every one agreed that they had never spent a more delightful evening.'
Jill the Reckless|P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for high jinks

high jinks

hijinks

/ (ˈhaɪˌdʒɪŋks) /

noun

lively enjoyment

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other 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.

high jinks

or hi·jinks

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British Dictionary definitions for high jinks

hijinks

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