jink

[ jingk ]

noun
  1. jinks, prankish or frolicsome activities.

  2. British Dialect. chink2

Origin of jink

1
1690–1700; variant of dial. chink to gasp violently; compare Old English cincung boisterous laughter

Words Nearby jink

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How to use jink in a sentence

  • He had bare time to jink between the two as they whizzed past.

    Sea Warfare | Rudyard Kipling
  • I dont suppose a great jink like you knows enough to get down and take a ladys bag?

    Nothing But the Truth | Frederic S. Isham
  • The back window being up a jink, I heard the two confabbing.

    The Life of Mansie Wauch | David Macbeth Moir

British Dictionary definitions for jink

jink

/ (dʒɪŋk) /


verb
  1. to move swiftly or jerkily or make a quick turn in order to dodge or elude

noun
  1. a jinking movement

Origin of jink

1
C18: of Scottish origin, imitative of swift movement

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